Subject: Communication » Reading/Writing (Page 3)

I wrote a script and gave it to a guy that reads scripts, and he read it and said he really likes it, but he thinks I need to rewrite it; I said, f**k that, I’ll just make a copy.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

Every author really wants to have letters printed in the papers; unable to make the grade, he drops down a rung of the ladder and writes novels.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

It’s a very good historical book about history.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

He would stab his best friend for the sake of writing an epigram on his tombstone.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Don't use no double negatives.

Editor: The fellow who makes a long story short.

When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I am grown up, they call me a writer.

(1902 – 1991) Polish Jewish American author

Join clauses good like a conjunction should.

I can tell I’m getting old because my Kindle is turning into a self-help library.

(1982 – ) American actress, stand-up comedian & writer

The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.

(1788 – 1860) German philosopher

There’s very little advice in men’s magazines, because men think, I know what I’m doing; just show me somebody naked.

(1954 – ) comedian & television actor

I have been told by hospital authorities that more copies of my works are left behind by departing patients than those of any other author.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.

(1907 – 1988) science fiction author

America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men.

(1847 – 1922) Scottish scientist, inventor, engineer & innovator

I love being a writer; what I can't stand is the paperwork.

(1910 – 1993) editor & novelist

Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

Then, of course, there's that old one: Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.

A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

Fiction writing is great; you can make up almost anything.

(1949 – ) ex-wife of cretin Donald Trump

I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.

(1945 – ) comedian, actor, writer, playwright & musician

Don't abbrev.