#writ

Most of the books that I've written have been focused on, sort of, the individual, and sort of, either a voice, a personal voice, or a kind of transforming event where they step forward to fight for something they value. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

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Well I've been writing books. So that, by its nature, is kind of a solitary occupation. And from time to time I have research help, but mostly I've done those completely on my own. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

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The day the producers aren't minting money, or the fans are done with me and, most of all, I as a person get bored of acting, I will stop and pursue my other interests. There is a lot to do: painting, writing, direction. ↗

— Salman Khan

#bored #day #direction #done #fans

There are actors who can pull of a writer's lines; I am not competent enough to do that. ↗

— Salman Khan

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The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it. ↗

— Omar Khayyam

#cancel #finger #half #having #line

I always want to write something better than the last book. ↗

— Tracy Kidder

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I know that to write you have to have stories you want to tell. You have to keep your mind alive, and you have to work hard. ↗

— Tracy Kidder

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I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that's really worth the time and effort you'll put in. ↗

— Tracy Kidder

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I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read. ↗

— Tracy Kidder

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People say you can't teach writing, but I think that's nonsense. ↗

— Tracy Kidder

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