“For years, I never really pondered how I came to be a writer from where I came from.” Quote by Nick Tosches
“Every writing teacher gives the subliminal message, every time they teach: 'Your life counts for something.' In no other subject that I know of is that message given.” KnowsGivingWritingGivenTeachTeacherSubjectsMessagesSubliminalSubliminal Messages Author:Roger Rosenblatt
“If you need three adjectives to describe something, then you've probably chosen the wrong something.” IfsNeedsThreeChosenAdjectives Author:Roger Rosenblatt
“The most difficult book I wrote was the fourth in a series of linked children's books. It was like pulling teeth because the publisher wanted exactly the same but completely different. I'd much rather just do something completely different even if there's a risk of it going wrong.” IfsChildrenBookDifferentWantedDifficultRiskSeriesTeethFourthPullingPublishersLinkedChildren's Books Author:Mark Haddon
“If the sad truth be known, writers, being the misfits we are, probably ought not to belong to families in the first place. We simply are too self-interested, though we may excuse the flaw by calling it 'focused.'” IfsFirstsMaySelfKnownOughtCallingTruth IsExcuseFocusedFlawsMisfitsSad Truth Author:Roger Rosenblatt
“The trick in foraging for a tooth lost in coffee grounds is not to be misled by the clumps. The only way to be sure is to rub each clump between your thumb and index finger, which makes a mess of your hands.” WayHandsLostFingersCoffeeTricksTeethMessThumbsMisledForaging Book:Roger Rosenblatt Collection Source: Roger Rosenblatt Collection
“My feeling about my own work is, I could be writing 'The Aeneid' and they would still have to call it chick lit or mommy lit or menopausal old hag lit.” WritingStillsFeelingsMy OwnLitChicks Author:Jennifer Weiner