Chance has something to say in everything, even how to write a good letter — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
So one can say that I write all the time, that goes for the lyrics as well. — Billy Sherwood Copy Share Image
What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song. — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
I know it's a cliché to say I write for myself, but I write for myself. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I have said before, and shall say again, that I write this book for love of your love. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My dad and mom used to always say, 'Write your vision down. Write the things that you want to happen.' I would… — Ro James Copy Share Image
I wish I could say I write 9-5. It's usually more like 8-6, every day but the weekends. — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
If you have something to say, here's what you do: You write it down on a piece of paper, you go out… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
Everything that individuals ever say or write can be used against them at a later point. — Paul Achleitner Copy Share Image
“Teachers say if you write a story you must never name what you’re trying to write. Just do it. When it’s over… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
My poetry is the most disappointing thing for me that I've ever written. When I say I can write everything, I don't… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say. — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I'm a little harsh. When people say, 'I have writers block. What do you suggest?' I say, 'If you can't write, don't… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
One mistake with beginners in writing is, that they think it important to spin out something long. It is a great deal… — Lucy Larcom Copy Share Image
Well, I would hardly say I do write as yet. But I write because I like words. I suppose if I liked… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“So I write thoughts and emotions Taking birth in words And dying unsung in words! Words stitched together To give meaning to… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
Do not do what someone else could do as well as you. Do not say, do not write what someone else could… — Andre Gide Copy Share Image
Some writers say they cannot write in front of a window; many say they cannot function without almost perfect quiet. A writer… — Gene Wolfe Copy Share Image
People say to write about what you know. I'm here to tell you, no one wants to read that, cos you don't… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
When you're on your own, you have all the self-censorship that everybody has when they try and write. All the little voices… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“You may not be the first to say it, write it, create it, or believe it—but you saying it may be the… — Emily P. Freeman Copy Share Image
“Forget what they say about “write what you know.” Write what excites your imagination, and the knowledge you need can be acquired.… — Charles Kowalski Copy Share Image
When people say "How do you write a book, how does it all happen?" I say, you line things up, and you… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“I scrubbed the filth from my keyboard, and placed a coffee coaster strategically on the desk. My schedule was relatively clear, and… — Hannah Kent Copy Share Image
I always say I write because I have lots of questions, not because I have any answers. — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
Gertrude Stein said, "I write for myself and strangers." I would say I write for myself, strangers and the great dead. — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold Copy Share Image
The old adage is, 'Write what you know.' But if you only do that, your work becomes claustrophobic. I say, 'Write what… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
“You say you have nothing to write about? How do you find things to talk about? You can write about those things… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
You can say or write anything about me you like. Just don't, for any reason, ever tell the truth. — Katharine Hepburn Copy Share Image
They say, 'Write what you know.' What I know isn't cheerleader; it has a little bit of teeth to it. — Melissa Marr Copy Share Image
The writer's job is not to write a novel, hold it up and say, “Here I am,” but to write a novel,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's for the common people, people who have made this great country of ours. That's what the heck I say we always… — Johnny Van Zant Copy Share Image
Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
I have a hard time with people who say they write for children but they don't really like children. I love children.… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
Those who say they would write a book if only they had time will never become authors. — Catherine Cookson Copy Share Image
Writers displace their anxiety on to the tools of the trade. It's better to say that you haven't got the right pencil… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
