I noticed I had developed a fantasy about myself as a writer as opposed to actually doing it [so] I finally summoned up the bad taste to move to Los Angeles.

Quote by Leslie Dixon

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I attribute [success] to having the background of just loving the great stories of the...

I attribute [success] to having the background of just loving the great stories of the...

A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big...

A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big...

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more...

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more...

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its...

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its...

They have given me the imprimatur of a serious writer, which I knew I was...

They have given me the imprimatur of a serious writer, which I knew I was...

I have learned to respect ideas, wherever they come from. Often they come from clients....

I have learned to respect ideas, wherever they come from. Often they come from clients....

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The...

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The...

If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate: The 'Ode on...

If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate: The 'Ode on...

Although the legal and ethical definitions of right are the antithesis of each other, most...

Although the legal and ethical definitions of right are the antithesis of each other, most...

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time...

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time...

Writers, like teeth, are divided into incisors and grinders.

Writers, like teeth, are divided into incisors and grinders.

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they...

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they...

Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country...

Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country...

A whole generation of writers dined out on the dialectic between original cultures and their...

A whole generation of writers dined out on the dialectic between original cultures and their...

Imagination, which is the Eldorado of the poet and of the novel-writer, often proves the...

Imagination, which is the Eldorado of the poet and of the novel-writer, often proves the...

Editorial writers enter after battle and shoot the wounded.

Editorial writers enter after battle and shoot the wounded.

Writers should be read but not seen. Rarely are they a winsome sight.

Writers should be read but not seen. Rarely are they a winsome sight.

Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is...

Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is...