I look at you and I write down what I hear.

I write what I hear.

— Joe R. Lansdale

“I listened; I wrote; I learned. I do not know why so many women trusted me enough to speak to me, but underneath anything…

— Andrea Dworkin

I am telling you what I know—words have music and if you are a musician you will write to hear them.

— Anonymous

“I don't write to be seen, I write so the world can see. I don't write to be heard, I write so you hear…

— Abhijit Naskar

“Write me what you're wearing! Is it warm? Write me how you lie! Do you lie there softly? Write me how you look! Is…

— Bertolt Brecht

Just go outside and look at something and write it down and you'll find it is a very nice piece of writing.

— John Sandford

“A writer will find inspiration anywhere. They have to look and see, that's all. Then they have to write.”

— Dermott Hayes

I didn't intend to write about totems or people searching. I tried not to constrain myself, and this is what I ended up with.…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

For me, language is something that I've always loved. When I read, that's what I look for. When I write, that's what I strive…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Some people don't like my songs because they think they're too simple or easy or not that thought-out. I feel like the way I…

— Langhorne Slim

Regardless of what I do, whether I write a book or whether I act or whether I host, I'll always do stand-up comedy because…

— Howie Mandel

When my sister and I were very young, my father used to tell us fairy stories that he'd made up. My mother was always…

— Nicolas Roeg

I write in longhand. I am accustomed to that proximity, that feel of writing. Then I sit down and type.

— James Salter

I write while my son is at school. At about 7:45 A.M., I walk him there, with the dogs, then walk them for another…

— Geraldine Brooks

When I write a tune - and it's been like this for many years - I always hear in the back of my head…

— John Scofield