Writing Quotes · Page 82

Everyday I live, I am writing my obituary.

— Myles Munroe

The talent of a true writer and poet is in the ear.

— Bryant H. McGill

I've always been into creative writing.

— Ivan Moody

A writer's job is to tell the truth.

— Andy Rooney

Even writers need relief from words.

— Sarah Vowell

Writing time has to be created.

— Gillian Roberts

I write about what I know.

— Shelby Lynne

“Words both written and read are my passion.”

— Leslie Austin

It's important for all writers to try to figure out what they're doing.

— Vijay Seshadri

My writing has always been met with derision or dismissal.

— Jamaica Kincaid

A writer without interest or sympathy for the foibles of his fellow man is not conceivable as a writer.

— Joseph Conrad

I probably write best in my office, which is an extra bedroom in my house.

— Sara Shepard

My primary ambition is to be a fiction writer... Being a critic wasn't an aspiration of mine.

— Walter Kirn

When I write, I make my memories tangible, and in this way I can get rid of them.

— Jorge Semprun

“If God didn't want me to cross boundaries, then he wouldn't have made me a writer.”

— Shannon L. Alder

I'm not a dedicated writer in the sense of Stephen King.

— Clive Cussler

I spent a lot of time drawing and writing little comic books, and my mom was a rapper, so I would steal…

— Megan Thee Stallion

I was trying to foster a great working relationship between those two departments [design and the writing teams], because classically in animation…

— Walt Dohrn

The fun thing about writing a book with multiple paths and multiple endings is you really get to explore the characters and…

— Ryan North

For me, reading has to be pleasurable. Otherwise, I'm ditching the book and turning on Netflix. There's way too much good TV…

— Christopher Noxon

Graham Greene at 82 years old was still writing, and I don't think anyone can deny the force, the expertise, and the…

— William Golding

I love writing openings, and I think that can give me the key to the movie. So somehow, that can be the…

— Lynne Ramsay

Keep it kickwriting at all costs too, that is, write only what kicks you and keeps you overtime awake from sheer mad…

— Jack Kerouac

Although I still think of myself as an actress, most of my time is spent writing novels or memoirs about my adventures…

— Carol Drinkwater

Generally speaking, an author's style is a faithful copy of his mind. If you would write a lucid style, let there first…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The novelist's obligation to remake the sensuous texture of a vanished world is also the historian's. The strongest fiction writers often do…

— Simon Schama

From very early on, I've realized that and I have a mission statement with my songs to entertain, to encourage and to…

— Jonny Diaz

Horror films had died a little bit before Scream came around. That was one of the reasons I wrote it. I wanted…

— Kevin D. Williamson

And for me, I think of the group as one in which there's always this pendulum swinging back and forth between writing…

— Lee Ranaldo

“She meant you have to live a story for a time.' 'And?' 'And then you can write it, in time. What have…

— L.L. Barkat

“What is the perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich, exactly?” Tess asked, pursing her lips. Erin knew it was her attempt at…

— Jenny Lyn

Popularizing - much less venturing beyond one's secure turf - was frowned upon for many years. I think I probably internalized the…

— Tony Judt

There are very few innocent sentences in writing.

— David Foster Wallace

I'd never write off a whole sex.

— Andrea Leadsom

I write for all the peoples of all the world.

— Mikis Theodorakis

I've got America's best writer for $300 a week.

— Jack L. Warner

You never get over the fear of writing.

— Maya Angelou

Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.

— Anne Lamott

You have to throw yourself away when you write.

— Maxwell Perkins

“History is written by the survivors.”

— Gareth Johnson