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Quote by George Bernard Shaw

“Money enables us to get what we want instead of what other people think we want.”

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George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 - November 2, 1950) was an Irish-British playwright, critic, and socialist. He is renowned for his satirical and witty dramatic works. more

“The most important thing is you can't write what you wouldn't read for pleasure. It's a mistake to analyze the market thinking you can write whatever is hot. You can't say you're going to write romance when you don't even like it. You need to write what you would read if you expect anybody else to read it.”

Ifs Thinking Needs Writing Important Romance Pleasure Mistake Hot Important Things

Author:Nora Roberts

“The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as any involved in any prior decisions.”

Way Political Purpose Social Causes Decision Involved Projects Harmony Noble Loyalty Association

Author:William O. Douglas

“An outline is crucial. It saves so much time. When you write suspense, you have to know where you're going because you have to drop little hints along the way. With the outline, I always know where the story is going. So before I ever write, I prepare an outline of 40 or 50 pages.”

Knows Way Writing Littles Stories Pages Suspense Crucial Hints Outlines

Author:John Grisham

“When I start on a book, I have been thinking about it and making occasional notes for some time... So I have lots of theme, locale, subjects and technical ideas... I don't worry about long periods of not doing anything. I know my subconscious is busy.”

Thinking Knows Long Has Beens Book Ideas Worry Subjects Periods Notes Busy Theme Subconscious Occasional

Author:Arthur C. Clarke

“What a writer has to do is write what hasn't been written before or beat dead men at what they have done.”

Men Writing Done Written Beats Dead Man

Book:The Hemingway Collection

Source: The Hemingway Collection

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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