“There are no trashy writers, only trashy readers.”
Tom Conti - Gowan McGland

“I tried writing again. Nothing came out that didn't sound bitter and cynical. And there's nothing worse than a writer who doesn't have anything to say.”
Woody Harrelson - Harry Barber

“I want to learn everything I can, and I write down everything I see. Golly says if I want to be a writer someday, I better start now, and that is why I am a spy.”
Michelle Trachtenberg - Harriet M. Welsch

“- Gordie: Fuck writing, I don't want to be a writer. It's stupid. It's a stupid waste of time.
- Chris: That's your dad talking.
- Gordie: Bullshit.
- Chris: Bull true.”
Wil Wheaton - Gordie Lachance
River Phoenix - Chris Chambers

“- Dave Jennings: Teaching is just a way to pay the bills until I finish my novel.
- Donald Schoenstein: How long you been workin' on it?
- Dave Jennings: Four and a half years.
- Larry Kroger: It must be very good.
- Dave Jennings: It's a piece of shit. Would anyone like to smoke some pot?”
Donald Sutherland - Dave Jennings
Peter Riegert - Donald Schoenstein
Tom Hulce - Larry Kroger