Once I started writing novels, I understood how hard it was to write really good short stories. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes good hard novel
The thing that most interests me about writing - there are lots of things, but the thing I can't do without - is the hit of happiness a lovely sentence delivers. Elizabeth McCracken deliverhappinesshit Change image and share on social
I work in my office on the campus of the University of Texas. It's the sort of place described as 'book-lined', but it's recently tipped over into 'fire-hazard' territory. Elizabeth McCracken bookcampusfire Change image and share on social
It's hard to know which made me more aware of the impossibility of protecting children - having a child die or having had two live. Elizabeth McCracken awarechilddie Change image and share on social
It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly. Pierce Brosnan badlydangerousgood Change image and share on social
It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens. Carine Roitfeld frontgoodlens Change image and share on social
It got to the point where most of my time went toward writing novels. I would still occasionally write short stories, but only when I was commissioned by an editor to write for a themed anthology or special issue. Tim Pratt anthologycommissioneditor share on social