I think the advent of the Internet gave us all a big boost, because by the time the Internet became mainstream and you could get it in your home, a lot of us were used to dealing in fan culture, writing to magazines or anything at the back of comic books. Use this quote
I regard the writing of humor as a supreme artistic challenge. Use this quote
Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to men's stupidity, but your talent to their reason. Use this quote
The National Intelligence Director needs the authority to do the job we are asking him to do. That means power over the intelligence budget. And to be effective, to be allowed to do his or her job, they must have authority over the budget. Use this quote
I spent every night until four in the morning on my dissertation, until I came to the point when I could not write another word, not even the next letter. I went to bed. Eight o'clock the next morning I was up writing again. Use this quote
To put as little pressure on the relationship you're in is very important. Use this quote
I cannot say how strongly I object to people using other people's writing as research. Research is non-fiction, especially for horror, fantasy, science fiction. Do not take your research from other people's fiction. Just don't. Use this quote
I did not think that I was angry, but clearly anger was reflected in my writing. I did not think that I had been affected emotionally, but it was clear from my writing that I was still very emotional about the trial some six months after it ended. Use this quote
Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction. Use this quote
My writing is a combination of three elements. The first is travel: not travel like a tourist, but travel as exploration. The second is reading literature on the subject. The third is reflection. Use this quote
There is two kinds of music, the good, and the bad. I play the good kind. Use this quote
Customers want good value, but they care more than ever how food and clothing products are made. Use this quote
I have a huge respect for writers and realise that this is not an area that I find easy. I doubt that I would have the patience in front of a blank sheet of paper to become a writer. Use this quote
Fantasy is totally wide open; all you really have to do is follow the rules you've set. But if you're writing about science, you have to first learn what you're writing about. Use this quote
I believe that history might be, and ought to be, taught in a new fashion so as to make the meaning of it as a process of evolution intelligible to the young. Use this quote
When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on. Use this quote
You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you. Use this quote
I was half asleep lying there writing this lyric in my head at about 3:30 in the morning. I woke Steve up with this idea and then we went into the living room where there was a little upright piano and finished the song. I wonder where that piano is now? Use this quote
Suddenly the whole imagination of writing and editorial and newspaper and all these presumptions about who am I reading this, and who else other people may be, and all that, it's so grimly brutal! Use this quote
I want as many people as possible to hear my music. I'm happy to entertain people by being a star. Use this quote
