“I haven't ever found any great writing on that wonderful and often unappreciated art form, the insult.” WritingArtFormFoundWonderfulHavensInsultGreat Writing Book:Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets Source: Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets
“I confess, I do have to remind myself almost daily that there are people on this earth capable of reading, writing, eating and dressing themselves who believe their lives are ruled from billions of miles away, by the stars - and, of course, the planets.” PeopleWritingBelieveEarthCoursesReadingStarsPlanetsEatingCapableBillionsMilesDressingsMiles AwayReading Writing Book:Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets Source: Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets
“The trick to writing for people is, you have to be able to turn them on in your head. And know how they'd word something or how they'd inflect it.” PeopleKnowsWritingAbleTurnsKnow HowTricks Author:Dick Cavett
“I'm not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block. I did it, but it remained hard when it had once been easy.” GivingWritingHardUseMightEasyHarderBlockNot SureReluctance Author:Dick Cavett