“On a personal note: I have contracted an outstanding case of breast cancer, from which I intend to recover. I don't need get-well cards, but I would like the beloved women readers to do something for me: Go. Get. The. Damn. Mammogram. Done.” NeedsWellsDoneCasesReaderNotesCancerCardsBelovedDamnBreastsOutstandingBreast CancerGet WellMammograms Author:Molly Ivins
“A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual, and only the individual reader is important to me. I don't give a damn for the group, the community, the masses, and so forth.” GivingArtImportantIndividualCommunityGroupsReaderMassImportanceDamnWorks Of ArtDon't Give A DamnI Don't Give A Damn Author:Vladimir Nabokov
“The key to good worldbuilding is leaving out most of what you create. You, as the author, had damn well better know the where all that dragon food comes from, but that doesn't mean that I, as a reader, want to read a five thousand word essay about you explaining it to me. I don't need to see the math, but I can tell by the details you provide whether or not you've thought these things through to their logical conclusions.” KnowsWantNeedsWellsMeanI CanFiveKeysReaderThousandLeavingDetailsMathConclusionDamnDragonsLogicalEssaysExplaining Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“You know, my problem with most screenwriting is it is a blueprint. It's like they're afraid to write the damn thing. And I'm a writer. That's what I do. I want it to be written. I want it to work on the page first and foremost. So when I'm writing the script, I'm not thinking about the viewer watching the movie. I'm thinking about the reader reading the script.” ThinkingKnowsWantWritingFirstsProblemReadingWrittenReaderPagesScriptsDamnViewersBlueprintsScreenwritingDamn Things Author:Quentin Tarantino