“I want to write such things as compel the admiring acclamation of the world at large, such things as are written but once in years, things subtle but distinctly different from the books written every day.” WorldWantWritingYearsBookDifferentWrittenSubtleAdmiring Book:Human Days: A Mary MacLane Reader Source: Human Days: A Mary MacLane Reader
“I tell myself I write because I want to say something true and original about the nature of evil. That is very ambitious - to say something about the human condition that hasn't been written before. Probably I will never succeed but that is what I strive to do.” WantWritingHumansEvilWrittenConditionsSucceedOriginalsStriveHuman ConditionAmbitiousNature Of Evil Author:Jo Nesbo
“People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to go into the entertainment field. You don't get it both ways.” PeopleWayWantChildrenCharacterParentRolesWrittenFieldsSouthEntertainmentAsianLament Author:Aasif Mandvi
“I think, as written, 'Assassins' simply acknowledges the very human need to be acknowledged. As director, I've got to put aside any particular biases or prejudices that, as a moral human being, this is not an appropriate or acceptable way to get what you want.” ThinkingWayWantNeedsHumansHuman BeingsMoralWrittenParticularDirectorsPrejudiceWhat You WantAcknowledgeAppropriateAcceptableAssassinsHuman Needs Author:Joe Mantello
“I don't differentiate in the way that the genre creators want differentiation to be made. I feel that I have never written children's or YA stories particularly.” WayWantFeelsChildrenMadeStoriesWrittenCreatorGenreDifferentiateDifferentiation Author:Robin McKinley
“I am really looking for a chance to direct. I feel like that's kind of the next frontier for me. I know that it's really hard to do, but I feel like I want to have a chance to try and translate something I've written and try and get a tone across.” KnowsWantFeelsTryingKindHardNextChanceWrittenDirectToneTranslateFrontiers Author:Dana Fox
“I don't like outlining, because books are organic things. Sometimes a book doesn't want to be written in a certain way.” WayWantBookSometimesCertainWrittenOutlining Author:Sara Gruen