Sometimes I think my writing sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running.

Quote by Gene Fowler

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Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.

Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.

The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it,...

The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it,...

I believe Mrs. Thatcher's emphasis on enterprise was right.

I believe Mrs. Thatcher's emphasis on enterprise was right.

Love and memory last and will so endure till the game is called because of...

Love and memory last and will so endure till the game is called because of...

Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving,...

Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving,...

Whatever one believes to be true either is true or becomes true in one's mind.

Whatever one believes to be true either is true or becomes true in one's mind.

Perhaps no mightier conflict of mind occurs ever again in a lifetime than that first...

Perhaps no mightier conflict of mind occurs ever again in a lifetime than that first...

You see few people here in America who really care very much about living a...

You see few people here in America who really care very much about living a...

It is easier to believe than to doubt.

It is easier to believe than to doubt.

If they haven't heard it before it's original.

If they haven't heard it before it's original.

I will be brief. Not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the world's...

I will be brief. Not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the world's...

He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it's bottled.

He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it's bottled.

Never thank anybody for anything, except a drink of water in the desert-and then make...

Never thank anybody for anything, except a drink of water in the desert-and then make...

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in...

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in...

Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper...

Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper...

Psychoanalysts seem to be long on information and short on application.

Psychoanalysts seem to be long on information and short on application.

Sometimes I think [my writing] sounds like I walked out of the room and left...

Sometimes I think [my writing] sounds like I walked out of the room and left...

Dreaming in public is an important part of our job description, as science writers, but...

Dreaming in public is an important part of our job description, as science writers, but...

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....

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...