No writer besides Shakespeare has created more memorable characters attached to vices and virtues. In even their least sympathetic characters, one senses a kind of helplessness to passion quivering between the poles of good and evil. Roger Rosenblatt attachcharactercreate share on social
No writer can really sustain two huge - I hate the word 'franchises.' Anthony Horowitz franchisehatehuge Change image and share on social
No writer for the press, however humble, is free from the burden of keeping his purpose high and his integrity white. John Boyle O'Reilly burdenfreehigh Change image and share on social
No writer must be measured by a word or paragraph. He is to be measured by his work - by the tendency, not of one line, but by the tendency of all. Robert Green Ingersoll linemeasureparagraph Change image and share on social
No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid. Irwin Shaw enjoyfeelpay Change image and share on social
No writer, no matter how gifted, immortalizes himself unless he has crystallized into expressive and original phrase the eternal sentiments and yearnings of the human heart. Alfred de Vigny crystallizeeternalexpressive Change image and share on social
No writer should minimize the factor that affects everyone, but is beyond control: luck. John Jakes affectcontrolfactor Change image and share on social
No writing effort is ever wasted. At the very least, it's practice, and a writer never knows when he or she might usefully cannibalize an earlier effort for something new. Therese Fowler cannibalizeearlyeffort Change image and share on social
No, writing musicals is the hardest thing in the world. And it was really funny, because I remember when the South Park movie came out, there were some critics that said, 'Well it's obvious that in order to get it to be 90 minutes they filled some time with music.' Trey Parker criticfillfunny share on social
No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion. Carrie Chapman Catt bindcustomlaw Change image and share on social
