A poem I write is not just about me; it is about national identity, not just regional but national, the history of… — Natasha Trethewey Copy Share Image
I can write two scripts concurrently, but I usually prefer to do one at a time. However, I also usually have 5… — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
Writing is mysterious, and it's supposed to be...any path that gets you there is a good path in the end. But one… — Andrea Barrett Copy Share Image
Squaring numbers is a symmetrical process that I like very much. And when I divide one number by another, say, 13 divided… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share Image
When you write an essay, of course you're going to get pushback, but you're going to be allowed to make your case… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I can only speak for myself. But what I write and how I write is done in order to save my own… — Barbara Christian Copy Share Image
“My salvation is to let all this roll over me, to write, write and write some more. To hammer keys until I… — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
I am a dedicated madman, and that becomes its own training. If you can't resist, if the typewriter is like candy to… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I thought it would be interesting to write a song about a lonely person who is scared to see the truth that… — Matthew Shultz Copy Share Image
You can't write a children's book that takes more than five or six minutes to read, because it will drive the parents… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
They are just really stupid people in Hollywood. You write them a script, and they say they love it, they absolutely love… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I'm kind of lucky in the fact that I can take something that's in my head and write it down, or I… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
The biggest misconception is that I only write about shitty people. Or that I'm trying to be shocking. I just think people… — Leslye Headland Copy Share Image
“1. Write every day 2. Write what interests you. 3. Write for the child inside of you. (Or the adult, if you… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
We'd decided to write a book about two friends. I gave her some coffee and then we sat there not knowing what… — Alison McGhee Copy Share Image
I write one step at a time, always finishing off the part I'm working on before even thinking about the next part.… — Zach Condon Copy Share Image
I wish that I could write. I think that's a wonderful outlet for an artist. You are ultimately in control. Your fate… — Mary Tyler Moore Copy Share Image
I think my experience as an actor helps me to write anything. It certainly helped me to write 'August Osage County.' It… — Tracy Letts Copy Share Image
I think when you write something as standup material, it forces you to think about how you're gonna tell that story in… — Wyatt Cenac Copy Share Image
Nonfiction is both easier and harder to write than fiction. It's easier because the facts are already laid out before you, and… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
Every time I try to write a song, when I sit down and think I'm going to write, I really want to… — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
“don’t pressure yourself to write. don’t tie your craft to trends. don’t chase virality. remain true to your gift. be gentle and… — Malebo Sephodi 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
I think probably the thing I'm worst at is the most ephemeral stuff, like blogs. I find it really hard to write.… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
Writing is like praying, because you stop all other activities, descend into silence, and listen patiently to the depths of your soul,… — Helen Prejean Copy Share Image
How much energy is wasted in Italy in trying to write the novel that obeys all the rules. The energy might have… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open. Your stuff starts out being just for you, in other words, but… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I don't set out to transmit a message. I don't write with a political point of view. There are no religious overtones.… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
It's hard to hand a script to a director, there's no question about it. You've lived with these characters, you've started with… — Victor Levin Copy Share Image
Maybe it's because we as writers are alone so often, are so attuned to listening to the run of our own thoughts,… — Les Standiford Copy Share Image
It's important to look ahead, I think, to shape your stuff for - again - effect. Because it's just so easy to… — Stephen Graham Jones Copy Share Image
Thinking is the activity I love best, and writing to me is simply thinking through my fingers. I can write up to… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
Do you know how some people can do anything?” “What do you mean?” “I mean, you tell them to write a tune,… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I want to wake up one morning and know how to write page one, or page 10, or page 250. But I… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
“When you write it, don't write it in the manner of a spooky story. Don't try to give an explanation. Just say… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language,… — John Berryman Copy Share Image
I love to write just about more than anything, but there are times I have to force myself to sit down and… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
Sometimes, particularly in summers in New York, I have tried to write in shorts or with no shirt on and found myself… — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
I was 16 and got my boyfriend's name tattooed on me. Don't do it. 'Cause it hurts. The moment you do it,… — Lauren London Copy Share Image
I think I became a writer because I used to write letters to my friends, and I used to love writing them.… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
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