#writ

Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical. ↗

— Loretta Swit

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In writing the history of a disease, every philosophical hypothesis whatsoever, that has previously occupied the mind of the author, should lie in abeyance. ↗

— Thomas Sydenham

#disease #every #history #hypothesis #lie

It wasn't my natural inclination to get into writing protest songs. ↗

— David Sylvian

#inclination #into #natural #natural inclination #protest

If you want to be a writer, don't worry so much about writing. Read as much as you can. Read as many different writers as you can. Soak up the styles. ↗

— R. L. Stine

#different #many #much #read #soak

It's my job, too, to keep up with pop culture and what the kids are into 'cause you don't want to sound like an old man trying to write for kids. I spend a lot of my time spying on them. ↗

— R. L. Stine

#culture #i #into #job #keep

Kids think you just sit down and start writing. I always tell them you never do that. ↗

— R. L. Stine

#down #i #i always #just #kids

Normally, I spend a week on the outline and take two weeks to write the book. ↗

— R. L. Stine

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People always ask, 'How do you write so many books?' And I say, I work a lot. I work six or seven days a week. ↗

— R. L. Stine

#ask #books #days #how #i

So many people in their 20s and 30s, on Twitter, say 'Please write something for us,' so I have to listen to them, they're my audience. ↗

— R. L. Stine

#i #listen #many #people #please

Well, when I was 13, for my bar mitzvah I received my first typewriter. And that was special. ↗

— R. L. Stine

#bar mitzvah #first #i #mitzvah #received