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		When you're writing, in theory, everybody is serving you. When you're directing, you're serving everybody - in the guise of acting like everybody's serving you. But you're really serving the materials. You're serving the actors. You're in charge, but it's not free.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				George C. Wolfe 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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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 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When you're writing a story in bits and pieces, month in and month out, there really isn't time or space for reflection, no room to learn what those scripts had to teach you. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				J. Michael Straczynski 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I love writing journalism because it's all over in two hours and comes straight off the top of the head. Writing novels is soooooo much harder. It's the hardest thing I've ever done. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Rachel Johnson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was a fine arts major in college, and a painter for many years. And I found that, like writing, art is very similar. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kami Garcia 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				J. Michael Straczynski 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I run a charity. If my name pops up in your call ID, chances are I'm about to ask you for something - money, free ad space, your first born. So it is probably no surprise that people often don't take my calls. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Nancy Lublin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		I like collaboration because, first of all, I'm good at writing lyrics. I don't know how to make beats. I don't play instruments. I'm not a good singer. So even when you see a solo album of mine, it's still a collaboration. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Talib Kweli 
			 
			
				Black Star  
			
			
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I am a great procrastinator. When the writing is going really well, the laundry piles up. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Dana Spiotta 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Baruch Spinoza 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was writing at a really young age, but it took me a long time to be brave enough to become a published writer, or to try to become a published writer. It's a very public way to fail. And I was kind of scared, so I started out as a ghost writer, and I wrote for other series, like Disney 'Aladdin' and 'Sweet Valley' and books like that. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				K. A. Applegate 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We all need to focus on our writing. Because the millions of readers out there don't care about your blog. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				J. A. Konrath 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		God seldom suspends the laws of nature, just as God does not remove free will to keep evil people from doing evil things. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Adam Hamilton 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				A. A. Milne 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I love the whole process for each new album. The writing, the touring, everything. For me, it never gets old. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Zakk Wylde 
			 
			
				Black Label Society  
			
			
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Material success is rewarding and a lot of fun, but it's not the most important thing in my life because I know when this is all over, the Master isn't going to ask me how many things I owned or how many television shows I did. I think the questions will be, What did I do to make a difference? Did I learn to live with love in my heart? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Oprah Winfrey 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Taking products designed for large companies and then retrofitting them to work for smaller businesses is a recipe for failure. It would be like a bus manufacturer changing the color of the bus from yellow to black, and then calling it a car. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Zach Nelson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When you're writing, in theory, everybody is serving you. When you're directing, you're serving everybody - in the guise of acting like everybody's serving you. But you're really serving the materials. You're serving the actors. You're in charge, but it's not free. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				George C. Wolfe