“Anyone can express himself or herself, but what writers and poets want to do in their work, more than simply express themselves, is communicate.” WantWritingPoetCommunicateWriters And Poets Book:Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose Source: Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose
“The letters of famous people can be placed into two categories: there is the type of letter which becomes itself a valuable contribution to literature through its wit, style or wisdom; another kind is that whose main importance lies in the provision of a background to their author's life. Especially in the correspondence of great writers and poets, these two factors are very often combined.” PeopleKindTwoLyingLiteratureStylePoetTypeLettersImportanceValuableWitBackgroundsFactorsContributionCategoriesProvisionGreat WritersCorrespondenceWriters And Poets Book:The Essence of the Brontes: A Compilation with Essays Source: The Essence of the Brontes: A Compilation with Essays
“The only advice [for new writers and poets] I can offer is to be yourself: not the self someone else wants you to be, but the self you are. Enjoy yourself and your life. But most of all travel and eat. That's how we learn.” WantI CanSelfEnjoyAdvicePoetOffersBeing YourselfEnjoy YourselfWriters And Poets Author:Nikki Giovanni
“I was brought up in a home where I saw my parents read and I was taken to bookshops and libraries, so I grew up feeling very comfortable around books. Also, Ireland is a country which has honoured its writers and poets, so when someone says they wanted to be a writer, its not mocked or looked down upon.” BookCountryFeelingsHomeWantedParentTakenSawsPoetGrewComfortableGrew UpLibraryIrelandBookshopsWriters And Poets Author:Michael Scott
“I think Lindsay Kemp really introduced me to the work of Jean Genet, and through that, I kind of kept re-educating myself about other prose writers and poets.” ThinkingKindPoetProseWriters And Poets Author:David Bowie
“I was joking earlier when I said that all writers are manic depressives, but it's a joke with a lot of truth behind it. For fiction writers and poets, too, there's something wrong with you and you do this art as a way of correcting it or addressing it in some way.” WayArtSaidBehindsFictionPoetTruth IsJokesFiction WritersCorrectingManicWriters And Poets Author:T.C. Boyle
“The talent of a true writer and poet is in the ear.” TalentPoetEarsComebackWriters And Poets Author:Bryant H. McGill
“I always wanted to be an artist, writer and poet since I was seven, and one has to live long enough to evolve as an artist and do one's finest work.” LongEnoughWantedArtistPoetSevenEvolveFinestWriters And Poets Author:Patti Smith