Writing Quotes · Page 439

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

— Oscar Wilde

“All I need to do is place my pen against paper and your love writes for me.”

— Kamand Kojouri

Just don't be afraid to be yourself and write whatever comes out.

— Skrillex

“Burdened no more is soul for whom life flows through dance and not breath.”

— Shah Asad Rizvi

There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent.

— J. B. Priestley

People hate good books to be over. I wish I could write a 700-page book.

— Steve Earle

Writing with a film in mind - writing like a screenplay - is a sureshot recipe for disaster.

— Ravi Subramanian

I hate this bizarre policy of protective exclusion, because it effectively writes me off the page.

— Sara Gruen

I've always preferred comics that really rely on visual storytelling. It's what makes comics special. Otherwise, you're better off reading a novel.

— Cliff Chiang

I'd say my religious life has shaped my worldview; my writing, I'd say too, is an extension of the pulpit...it reaches folks…

— Uwem Akpan

There is no right or wrong way to write a novel. Each journey is different for every individual work and for every…

— Don Roff

“Writer's Block I sit down peacefully with my book. Upon the blank page I look. As i tap my pen patiently, patiently,…

— Edward James

The mere habit of writing, of constantly keeping at it, of never giving up, ultimately teaches you how to write.

— Gabriel Fielding

I miss you so much your absence causes me, at times, accute pain. I don't mean sexually. I mean in connection with…

— William S. Burroughs

I write most songs randomly. They don't always deal with something I've been through but something I think is important to tell.

— Tony Oller

I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.

— Jackie Collins

It's all just so fraught when you're writing and then going through the editorial process. It feels like this shape-shifting thing. When…

— Danielle Dutton

Sia is like no one else I've ever worked with. She comes completely from this non-logical but very emotional place. I could…

— Greg Kurstin

People expect me to be dark and gloomy, then write that I'm a jolly chap, and after all, that is what I…

— Michael Haneke

The fun thing about song writing is that it's just creative. It can be whatever you want it to be. For me,…

— Kelsea Ballerini

In an age of malice and bad faith on many sides, I reread White or Thurber or Mitchell and am reminded again…

— Adam Gopnik

Back then, the business depended on bohemians. ... They needed Kristofferson and Roger Miller ..It was the tail end of something...the last…

— Steve Earle

It's a really big struggle for me to write a song. Songs take either 30 seconds for me to write or a…

— Adam Levine

“I have dreamed of that song, of the strange words to that simple rhyme-song, and on several occasions I have understood what…

— Neil Gaiman

“Publishing a book is like being pregnant. By the end, you're just ready to get that baby out!”

— Carmen DeSousa

“My cat’s favorite chew toy is a pen. I’d wager that he is a better writer than me.”

— Jarod Kintz

Anytime I write something that's trying to be too smart, it doesn't work.

— Emeli Sande

What is a historian? Someone who doesn't write well enough to work on a daily.

— Karl Kraus

Good traders trade. Good letter writers write letters.

— Ed Seykota

It's hard to find a book that's safe to write. Because one always goes to dark or difficult places.

— Joan Didion

The only thing that a man may do that is new, is to write himself on human hearts.

— Vachel Lindsay

Writing a comedy track is an art. It isn't as easy as people think. It can make or break a film.

— Vivek

It's not comfortable for me to write about my family. I'm not comfortable writing about me.

— Karl Rove

So long as I could write things down I could give up talking for a VERY long time.

— Finn Andrews

“Writing is an escape from life reading is living a different life.”

— Sofia Kennedy

I try not to go too crazy with what people write on social media, it's about trying to do my best.

— Miguel Almiron

I've had great writing teachers and mentors and great success with my first book.

— Uzodinma Iweala

One of your first jobs, as you write for money, will be to get rid of your vocabulary.

— Jack Woodford

With any piece of writing, you're hoping that it will change something, and it seldom does.

— Ron Chernow

The best thing a writer can do is walk. Walking gives you ideas.

— Tony Grisoni