Every writer is a frustrated actor who recites his lines in the hidden auditorium of his skull.

Quote by Rod Sterling

Topics: Frustration Quotes, Writers Quotes

It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when...

It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when...

The poet, whether in prose or verse, the creator, can only stamp his images forcibly...

The poet, whether in prose or verse, the creator, can only stamp his images forcibly...

Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they...

Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they...

What this country needs is a great poem. John Browns Body was a step in...

What this country needs is a great poem. John Browns Body was a step in...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage...

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage...

The true poem rests between the words.

The true poem rests between the words.

Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them

Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them

Always be a poet, even in prose.

Always be a poet, even in prose.

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

Poets, like whores, are only hated by each other

Poets, like whores, are only hated by each other

Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one

Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one

Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the...

Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the...

Poets are people who can still see the world through the eyes of children.

Poets are people who can still see the world through the eyes of children.

There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in...

There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in...

Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.

Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.

Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.

Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.

The best of our theater is standing on tiptoe, striving to see over the shoulders...

The best of our theater is standing on tiptoe, striving to see over the shoulders...

Modern poets talk against business, poor things, but all of us write for money. Beginners...

Modern poets talk against business, poor things, but all of us write for money. Beginners...