Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job…

The description and explanation is the best part of music reviewing. There is such a thing, and you know it too, as a gift…

— Virgil Thomson

What I enjoy about reviewing and writing for newspapers and periodicals is simply the chance to talk about all kinds of books and lots…

— Michael Dirda

I don't really think reviewing music is something you're going to get famous doing overnight.

— Anthony Fantano

I'm a big fan of things in writing in general that are subtle, that suggest something without actually in-your-face saying it. And it's funny,…

— Nina Nastasia

When one crosses over from an activity, or the verb, of writing or doing, and becomes a noun, like "a writer" I think that…

— Joyce Carol Oates

My focus has always been on the work - that work being critical thinking and writing. I am always doing that. That's where I…

— Bell Hooks

Keep writing. Keep doing it and doing it. Even in the moments when it's so hurtful to think about writing.

— Heather Armstrong

When you're not writing, you're not doing anything else either because everything you do goes into the writing.

— Linn Ullmann

If you are making money writing, you are doing great. If you can support yourself writing, you are a success. I don't care if…

— Julie Klausner

I've always loved writing. Doing that at the same time as playing music can be tiring.

— Carrie Brownstein

I've never worked a day in my life. The joy of writing has propelled me from day to day and year to year. I…

— Ray Bradbury

I do believe that reading can help you understand what you're writing and see what others are doing. But sometimes the desire for more…

— Manuel Puig

I never had only one job. I was either playing ball or writing or doing TV or modeling.

— Gabrielle Reece

I see myself directing, writing, doing my own TV shows and movies.

— Marsai Martin

Writing is a bit like swimming. You learn writing by doing it and you learn swimming by doing it. Nobody learns how to swim…

— Robert Munsch