Write Quotes · Page 17

I write poems to find out why I write them

— Stephen Dobyns

“I am, therefore I write.”

— George Snyder

We only ever write jokes that amuse us.

— Jay Chandrasekhar

“Write, regardless. Enough said.”

— Susann Oriel

Whatever you write about me, don't make it sad.

— Rita Hayworth

“Write freely and with feeling.”

— Dee Lopez

What I don't write is as important as what I write.

— Jamaica Kincaid

“I write better with alcohol.”

— A.D. Starrling

When you cast somebody, you write to their strengths.

— Geoff Stults

I love to read, and I love to write. I love to read. You have no idea how many books I have.

— Mary Mouser

Not that many people, even contemporary writers, write about right now.

— Anna Deavere Smith

I write as if I've lived a lot of things I haven't lived.

— Margaret Atwood

I write characters and stories that move me, and I write from the heart.

— Robert Crais

It's great to write for actors when you know who they are. I think I prefer it.

— Jason Gann

“A day in which you write something is a day well-spent.”

— Anastasia Marie

We should write, above all, because we are writers, whether we call ourselves that or not.

— Julia Cameron

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

— Benmont Tench

I write by hand, making many, many corrections. I would say I cross out more than I write. I have to hunt…

— Italo Calvino

I always wanted to write. While I was on a long surf trip, supporting myself with various day jobs, I was working…

— William Finnegan

If you listen to the songs I write, they are the most ADHD songs ever. They have five hooks in one and…

— will.i.am

There's no way to learn how to write a hit song. There's no formula for it. You just have to have it…

— Al Jardine

I wanted to write when I was young, but people said it was impossible. Then my parents locked me in a mental…

— Paulo Coelho

When we write, we complement each other. We wrote six songs, Barry and I, while Robin was ill during the American tour,…

— Maurice Gibb

I'll never sing something that I've never been through. So even if I didn't write it, I have to have at least…

— Jana Kramer

I never write. Never! I do not even remember if I can write … This is a true freestyle in general. I…

— Young Thug

I used to write on pads with a pen but had trouble reading the words the next day. Years later, Bob Dylan…

— Leon Russell

I learned to play by ear before I learned music theory. For me, that makes sense. After all, children learn to speak…

— Jools Holland

You will write if you will write without thinking of the result in terms of a result, but think of the writing…

— Gertrude Stein

I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write.…

— Tom Lehrer

I don't think I will ever write about politics or foreign policy. I feel like there is so much good writing in…

— Malcolm Gladwell

That's what I love about songwriting - that you can write something about your own experiences and think it's completely specific to…

— Idina Menzel

“Advice? I don’t have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If you’re writing, you’re a writer. Write like you’re a goddamn death…

— Alan Wilson Watts

“I am a writer, I write what I feel and what like.”

— Euginia Herlihy

I can't write about your pain; I only know my own.

— Shelby Lynne

“My soul speaks. So I write!”

— Chinonye J. Chidolue

“When All Else Fails, Just Write.”

— E.N. Hardy

If you wanted to, you could write history in Haiku.

— H. W. Brands

If I write a page a day, I feel very good about it.

— Janet Malcolm

I write songs about what I go through.

— Taylor Swift

It was always my dream to write for a living.

— Karin Slaughter