“I've known several cases of writers who decide to write about something and they research the hell out of it and when they're ready to write, they can't move because they are so burdened. I start writing. Whatever I need somehow comes to hand.” NeedsWritingHandsMovingKnownCasesHellReadyResearch Author:E. L. Doctorow
“The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century.” NeedsWritingMadeReasonCenturyScaryWitnessVacuumsRagtime Author:E. L. Doctorow
“I like commas. I detest semi-colons — I don’t think they belong in a story. And I gave up quotation marks long ago. I found I didn’t need them, they were fly-specks on the page.” ThinkingNeedsLongStoriesFoundPagesMarkLong AgoQuotationsGrammarGave UpDetestSpecksQuotation Marks Author:E. L. Doctorow
“When you're working well, you don't do research. Whatever you need comes to you.” NeedsWellsResearch Author:E. L. Doctorow
