Once upon a time, about 10 years ago, I thought maybe I could write a mystery series about a midwife in Elizabethan… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
My teacher Tom Spanbauer, the man who got me started writing in his workshop, used to say: 'Writers write because they weren't… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I honestly think I could sit down and write a show tonight that the critics would love, and I know it would… — Sherwood Schwartz Copy Share Image
My life has been many examples of shortsighted goals that I thought would fix things. You know, if there's something broken inside… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I write for the same reason I read: to find out what's going to happen. — Lisa Unger Copy Share Image
My mum was very interested in art and liked to write, and my dad was a hobbyist photographer. — Martine Syms Copy Share Image
I mean if I'm in the middle of a field with my keyboard and some headphones and I feel inspired to write… — Vanessa Brown Copy Share Image
The major tragedies in life, there's just no compensation. But the minor ones you can always write about. It's my way of… — Octavia E. Butler Copy Share Image
The songwriters whom we think of being the greatest songwriters usually write one hit and six or seven flops. That includes the… — Ahmet Ertegun Copy Share Image
The ability to write and read books is one of the things that transformed us as a species. — James Gleick Copy Share Image
I would be a terrible director, I could never write anything. One of my great strengths is that I know all of… — Topher Grace Copy Share Image
Captain Hammer is obviously the most fun to write because he is not so bright. And 'not so bright' is comedy gold.… — Jed Whedon Copy Share Image
Definitely, there is a sense in my writing that people now know me in a personal way. And to an extent, that's… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
I try to write down every song that comes to me, even though I know that every song that comes to me… — Valerie June Copy Share Image
I'll be writing records until I'm dead, whether people like it or not! I can't not write; if I don't, then I… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
I talk to Simon, I write to him. I never used to write a diary. But now I'm writing a diary to… — Petra Nemcova Copy Share Image
Poetry for me is very easy. It's like a lightning bolt. I feel this calling, and the first line of the poem… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
My studio, nicknamed 'Funny Farm,' is in a hidden location. It's very private. Not only do I create my photography there, but… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
I try to make everything I write a little bit different. Those songs that go, 'I love you so much and you… — Jane Wiedlin Copy Share Image