“ Depending on where I am in the process, sometimes I have a page count and sometimes I don't. Sometimes I have an hour count; sometimes I'm just happy to string a few words together. I do keep pretty rigorous hours, because otherwise you never get anything done. Alice Sebold Writer
“ You will, I am sure, agree with me that... if page 534 only finds us in the second chapter, the length of the first one must have been really intolerable. Arthur Conan Doyle Physician
“ The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure my character is the man who would say that. Ben Kingsley Actor
“ Everybody's idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it's one that makes my jaw drop on every page, the writing is so original. Carl Hiaasen Journalist
“ I'm not worried. I'm just so grateful to be in the position that I'm in. I'm just going with the flow right now, and I think my album will come together quite nicely because I think everybody is on the same page. Carrie Underwood Singer-Songwriter
“ In real life, people fumble their words. They repeat themselves and stare blankly off into space and don't listen properly to what other people are saying. I find that kind of speech fascinating but screenwriters never write dialogue like that because it doesn't look good on the page. Christopher Guest Baron Haden-Guest