Ben Fountain Quote

The secret to good writing is to use small words for big ideas, not to use big words for small ideas.

I think there are two types of writers, the architects and the gardeners. The architects plan everything ahead of time, like an architect building a house. They know how many rooms are going to be in...

If you call yourself an "authoress" on your Facebook profile, you suck at life. You are stupid and your children are ugly. It doesn't matter if you're just trying to be cute and original. You're not....

When entering a library, I never forget to bow down!

My wishes before I die, to fulfill my mission on earth; The writing of my life stories to inspired present and future generations.

Coffee, my delight of the morning; yoga, my delight of the noon. Then before nightfall, I run along the pleasant paths of the Jardin du Luxembourg. For when air cycles through the lungs, and the body...

I hope I don't write TOO many books! When I look at authors who have written too many books, I wonder to myself "When did they live?" I certainly want to write BECAUSE I live! I know I don't want to w...

I reside in an abode where your thoughts imagine me... You reside in my heart where the auricles camouflage my longing...

What I've learned about writing is that sometimes less is more, while often more is grander. And both are true.

Magic : when you create something from the materials around you to astound and make the audience say "Wow." Magic happens on mundane days. It happens when you least expect it. It brings a spark to our...