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I've always wanted to do a Crichton book. I really love his writing. ↗

— Richard Donner

#book #his #i #love #really

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#general #pleasure #read #without #written

A lot of actors get concerned about their own image, even going so far as to rewrite a movie to best serve that image. All I want to do is be in good movies. ↗

— Michael Douglas

#best #concerned #even #far #get

There are rhythmic ideas which sometimes only work up to a point. In writing there are moments when it just comes off the page, it's not just a collection of notes. ↗

— Harrison Birtwistle

#comes #ideas #just #moments #notes

People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable. ↗

— Rita Dove

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Well goodness knows, goodness knows what historians will write. ↗

— Alexander Downer

#historians #knows #well #will #write

I tend to plan as I write. And I want to leave myself open and the character open to keep on going until it seems to be the time to stop. ↗

— Roddy Doyle

#going #i #i write #keep #leave

Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's a valid part of any endeavour, not just writing. ↗

— Roddy Doyle

#any #endeavour #failure #just #part

Ulysses could have done with a good editor. You know people are always putting Ulysses in the top 10 books ever written but I doubt that any of those people were really moved by it. ↗

— Roddy Doyle

#any #books #could #done #doubt

When I'm writing I just think there's only the page and me and nobody else. ↗

— Roddy Doyle

#i #just #me #nobody #only