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Some of the greatest writers in our industry can't get work. -- Kent McCord
The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence. -- J. B. Priestley
Gore Vidal has been a friend of mine for years, and he's one of the greatest writers in American history. -- Cybill Shepherd
Writing 'Schottenfreude' has reinforced the fact that there are few, if any, emotions that have not been experienced, and analyzed, by some of the world's greatest writers. -- Ben Schott
I don't know if she should worry too much, I mean some of our greatest writers have had movies made of their books, lots of Hemingway novels were turned into movies, it doesn't hurt the book. -- Paul Auster
In sheer genius Pascal ranks among the very greatest writers who have lived upon this earth. And his genius was not simply artistic; it displayed itself no less in his character and in the quality of his thought. -- Lytton Strachey
For a writer, personal freedom is not so important. It is not individual freedom that guarantees the greatness of literature; otherwise, writers in democratic countries would be superior to all others. Some of the greatest writers wrote under dictatorship - Shakespeare, Cervantes. -- Ismail Kadare
Not being a natural songwriter... for me the appreciation of a great song and the writers came early on, growing up in a musical family. My dad got to sing songs by some of the greatest writers of all time, Rodgers and Hammerstein. -- Bonnie Raitt
Like all writers, my greatest inspiration, my ultimate muse, is a deadline. -- Dave Barry
When modern writers gave up telling stories, they gave up the greatest thing we had. -- Howard Nemerov
When it comes to writers and poets, for me it's Vinicius de Moraes. He's one of the greatest lyricists ever. -- Ben Harper
Matt Weiner is an amazing writer. He's one of the best, greatest writers that's ever written for television, or just written. -- Jared Harris
Writers can feel pretty powerless in the big corporate world of publishing, but sometimes our greatest power is the ability to say 'no.' -- Carrie Vaughn
I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange. -- Nick Cave
As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent; whence must necessarily arise a desire of attaining knowledge with the greatest possible ease. -- Oliver Goldsmith
Many great writers have been extraordinarily awkward in daily exchange, but the greatest give the impression that their style was nursed by the closest attention to colloquial speech. -- Thornton Wilder
Mad Men' is the greatest example of a perfect cast uniting with a perfect group of writers and creators to create a show that is bold, brutal, and brilliant. -- Rachel G. Fox

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