The relationship between critic and writer is similar to the one between the pigeon and the statue.
Unlike a state, a writer cannot plead the historical necessity of his actions.
A writer has to be driven crazy to help him to see. A writer needs his poisons.
I'd never been to a science-fiction convention until I became a professional writer.
I've had menial jobs, and 'professional writer' isn't one of them.
I've been a professional writer for 20 years, and there are contours in that time, crescents and troughs.
Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer.
Irene Nemirovsky was a prolific writer punctiliously devoted to her craft.
I'm not an extremely prolific writer. I don't write songs all the time.
The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.
If I were a writer, the Pulitzer Prize would be important to me. This is my profession, so an Oscar is important.
I was always attracted and repelled by the idea of being a writer.
Writers don't retire. I will always be a writer.
As a former writer for the 'National Lampoon,' I've probably contributed to the sea of sarcasm in which we live.
It could be argued that every age gets the comfort savagery writer it deserves.
A writer uses a pen instead of a scalpel or blow torch.
A writer can be subjective, even digressive, or introspective and certainly judgmental. This is a simplification, of course, but as a general rule, it holds true.
I want to thank The Beatles for almost single-handedly getting me out of writer's block.
I'm a writer slash designer slash TV personality.
It is customary for the writer to sneer that Hollywood has traduced their book. Well, I adore my film.
