Writers feel like a middleman, standing with pen in hand over the page. A force greater than me stands above telling me what to write. That may sound romantic, but that's how it feels.
Rewriting is when writing really gets to be fun. . . . In baseball you only get three swings and you're out. In rewriting, you get almost as many swi… - Neil Simon
Rewriting is when writing really gets to be fun. . . . In baseball you only get three swings and you're out. In rewriting, you get almost as many swi…
- Neil Simon
If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven't been born yet. - Neil Simon
If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven't been born yet.
I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors. - Neil Simon
I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.
I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far. - Neil Simon
I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far.
Give your mind a chance to travel through foreign languages. - Neil Simon
Give your mind a chance to travel through foreign languages.
When its 100 degrees in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. When its 30 degrees in New York, in Los Angeles it's still 72. However, there are 6 million… - Neil Simon
When its 100 degrees in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. When its 30 degrees in New York, in Los Angeles it's still 72. However, there are 6 million…
Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life. - Neil Simon
Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life.
If no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor. - Neil Simon
If no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.
Writing is an escape from a world that crowds me. I like being alone in a room. It's almost a form of meditation- an investigation of my own life. - Neil Simon
Writing is an escape from a world that crowds me. I like being alone in a room. It's almost a form of meditation- an investigation of my own life.
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