Write Quotes · Page 15

Write in a disciplined manner, but write in a way that is natural to the individual's thought processes.

— Donald McKay

I write a kind of surreal fantasy, but they can't put 'surreal fantasy' on a paperback.

— Harlan Ellison

There's something about the shape that a poem takes in my mind before I write it that has to do with suddenness.

— Dana Goodyear

One of the ideas that was developed at MIT in a workshop was, imagine this pipe, and you've got valves, solenoid valves,…

— Carlo Ratti

I tell people the first time I decided to write a novel I was in my mid-20s, and it was, 'Well, it's…

— John Scalzi

I don't know if I could write songs if it wasn't for the female race, to be honest with you.

— Christian Kane

Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call myself a poet.

— David Duchovny

If someone had told me in high school that one day I'd write an historical novel, I would have rolled my eyes.

— Nancy Horan

I've never detected a correlation between where I am and what I write. I think there could be something subconscious, though. And…

— Bill Callahan

I came across humanity in Istanbul, and all I know about life comes from Istanbul, and definitely, I am writing about Istanbul.…

— Orhan Pamuk

I've dreamed a lot of things and a lot of them have come true. The Grammy nomination was the last thing on…

— Trombone Shorty

The essential problems remain the same... The kids I write about are asking for the same things I wanted. They want two…

— E. L. Konigsburg

You don't write songs, really, when you're on tour.

— David Longstreth

When I was younger, I used to write to directors when I was unsure I could play a role. I'd say: 'You've…

— Kelly Reilly

Poets write the words you have heard before but in a new sequence.

— Brian Harris

Let me tell you, if I could write one-tenth as fast as some of my friends, I'd be made. I'd be it.…

— Junot Diaz

I used to write travel essays, and I was struck by how the fact of writing about a place would change my…

— Chelsea Cain

I'm such an antsy type of person. I can't write in a room without other people around. I write in coffee shops.

— Paul Haggis

Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer,…

— Dani Shapiro

I didn't write those songs, but I can relate to every one of them... I have.

— Joss Stone

And you don't want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics.

— Billie Joe Armstrong

I don't think I'm egotistical, and I know what my limits are: I'm a black guy who's probably losing his hair. But…

— Noel Clarke

English was great because I could just write my opinion, and that was good enough. I was terrible in Math, even though…

— Ian Harding

'Boyz-n-the-Hood' was actually supposed to be written for Eazy's group. He had a group out in New York called Home Boys Only,…

— Ice Cube

The idea that I could write songs that people wanted to hear came from other people who said they liked what I…

— Benmont Tench