If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any… — Ben Schwartz Copy Share Image
I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
I think I need the demons in order to write, but the demons have gone. It bothers me a lot. I've tried… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
Everything I write is highly personal, but put in such a way that it's not dropping everything in someone's lap. Although sometimes… — Jane Siberry Copy Share Image
I wish that I had known back then that a mastery of process would lead to a product. Then I probably wouldn't… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
If I wanted to change the world, the last thing I would do is write a play. — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director,… — John Tesh Copy Share Image
My writing routine is: get son off to school and sit down at 8 A.M. I read what I wrote the day… — Tracy Chevalier Copy Share Image
I am a big outliner. For my adult book, 'The Visibles,' I did not outline, and it took me two years to… — Sara Shepard Copy Share Image
I write the way you might arrange flowers. Not every try works, but each one launches another. Every constraint, even dullness, frees… — Richard Powers Copy Share Image
I'm not a person who would get up at 5 A.M. to write, but I could sacrifice my Friday night and just… — Lauren Weisberger Copy Share Image
Regardless of what I do, whether I write a book or whether I act or whether I host, I'll always do stand-up… — Howie Mandel Copy Share Image
You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
For me, it's very easy to write a horror movie that's just a succession of scary sequences, but it's hard to find… — Ehren Kruger Copy Share Image
“When a day goes by and I haven't written anything, I better have been doing something worth writing about.” — P.S. Bartlett Copy Share Image
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… — Langhorne Slim Copy Share Image
My first album, 'Get Lifted,' was a hip-hop soul album that had some of its roots in the church, as far as… — John Legend Copy Share Image
In the very beginning, Yelp started as a service where we really didn't think people would write reviews for fun. The whole… — Jeremy Stoppelman Copy Share Image
Many, many people can write books. I just happen to be one of them. — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
I feel as if my mission is to write, to see, to observe, and I feel lazy if I'm not reaching conclusions.… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image