Mary Oliver Quotes

I have the feeling that a lot of poets writing now are - they sort of tap dance through it.

Mary Oliver

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I've got plenty of quirks. I go to an office early in the morning. Early in the morning is really good writing time. I take anywhere between six to eight showers a day. I'm not exaggerating. I'm not a germaphobe: it's all about a fresh start.

Aaron Sorkin
- Time
- Good
- Writing
I read my books to writing workshops and friends, and I'm often focussed just on keeping them entertained. I never think about marketing at all.

Karen Joy Fowler
I like the performing. And interviews, even. And the stuff that's not sitting in a room by yourself with empty paper. But I never loved writing, to tell you the truth.

Randy Newman
- Writing
- Truth
- Yourself
When you're writing a book, you don't really think about it critically. You don't want to know too well what you're doing. First, you write the book, then you find the justification for it.

E. L. Doctorow
- Writing
- Book
- Doing
I can be collaborative, for instance, in situations where I go and study the artist's work before I start writing. Then I can at least try to write towards their style.

Warren Ellis
- Work
- Writing
- Style
Writing my first book, I think in hindsight I went into it saying, 'It's gonna sell.' I was earning enough to scrape by sometime around a book or two before 'Tell No One.' I moved up from $50,000 to $75,000, then $150,000 for each book. I had never thought I would be doing anything else. I had enough encouragement.

Harlan Coben
- Up
- Writing
- Book