Every book I've written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
Young writers need to be encouraged to write - just write - with no restrictions on form, style or content. — Kelley Armstrong Copy Share Image
You have to relax, write what you write. It sounds easy but it's really, really hard. One of the things it took… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
It's a big plethora of music floating around in my head all the time, and I'll sit there and write a song. — Lee Brice Copy Share Image
“For me, I think it was a little easier to write thinking that nobody was listening.” — Dan Kennedy Copy Share Image
“To live, pray. To learn, read. To love, give. To listen, pay attention. But to be wise, apply all that you have… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The stuff I write I'm very proud of, but I'm smart enough to know I'll never get on the cover of 'Rolling… — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
I write about personal experiences. I write about things that have happened to me and the people around me, so you just… — James Bay Copy Share Image
I wish I'd been better able to resist the sense of obligation to write some of the poems I did. It's in… — Andrew Motion Copy Share Image
If I feel like I've completely drained every ounce of energy out of me for this song, and I can't go any… — Ella Henderson Copy Share Image
“I write poems to save myself, to preserve in ink memories of me long after my soul has dissolved and my bones… — Ayokunle Falomo Copy Share Image
My grandmother taught me how to read, very early, but she taught me to read just the way she taught herself how… — Vik Muniz Copy Share Image
What part of people is resistant to an artist doing more than one thing? Is it somehow perceived as greedy? Anyone who… — Minnie Driver Copy Share Image
I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person. — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
I so desperately hate to end these movies that the first thing I do when I'm done is write another one. Then… — John Hughes Copy Share Image
I move between the two: I write an adult novel, and then I write a children's book. I quite enjoy that. It's… — John Boyne Copy Share Image
I'm always depressed when a book ends, because those are my friends for however long the book takes to write. Since I… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
People ask me if I ever thought of writing a children's book. I say, 'If I had a serious brain injury I… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
I made a real specific decision when I came out of school and most artists were writing about home - if you… — Anna Deavere Smith Copy Share Image
For years, I sort of would try to write a story that somehow fit the title. And I don't think it happened… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
