#writing

Foreman told Ray to plead guilty and he'd then give his brother $500, if Ray didn't cause any problems at the guilty plea hearing, and he could take that $500 and hire a lawyer to set aside the plea. Foreman actually put that in writing. ↗

— William Pepper

#any #aside #brother #cause #could

I think there are people out there writing original bluegrass songs, but it's hard to get them out on the air. ↗

— Steve Martin

#bluegrass #get #hard #i #i think

No matter how many times people say it - 'Oh, I'm just writing this for myself' 'Oh, I'm just doing this for myself' - nobody's doing it for themselves! You're doing it for an audience. So whether I'm performing or writing a book or playing music, it's definitely to be put out there and to be received in some way, definitely. ↗

— Steve Martin

#book #definitely #doing #how #i

Do not suppose, dearest Sir, that I am so short-sighted as to destroy my life by English preaching, or any other preaching. St. Paul did much good by his preaching, but how much more by his writings. ↗

— Henry Martyn

#any #dearest #destroy #did #english

I just have to proceed as usual. No matter what happens, nothing helps with the writing of the next book. ↗

— Frank McCourt

#happens #helps #i #just #matter

Ours is a culture and a time immensely rich in trash as it is in treasures. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

#ray-bradbury #trash #treasure #writing #art

Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it. ↗

— Lee Child

#i #i see #people #see #showbusiness

I'm honestly as happy writing Superman Adventures as I am writing Wanted. ↗

— Mark Millar

#am #happy #honestly #i #i am

You do Batman right, and he's going to be popular. He's a great character. I was once asked by somebody if writing 'Batman' was like holding a Ming vase or something. And I said, 'No, it's like holding a big-ass diamond that you can't break. You can throw him against the ceiling, against the floor, anywhere, and you just can't break Batman.' ↗

— Frank Miller

#anywhere #asked #batman #break #ceiling

I know this is going to sound very self-serving, and I apologize for it, but if you can write comedy, you can pretty much write anything, because it's the hardest. It's the most technically demanding, the most precisely evaluated form of writing. People know if it works or not. There's a big button marked 'fail,' and that's when nobody laughs. ↗

— Steven Moffat

#apologize #because #big #button #comedy