I like to write from midnight to dawn with great stores of candy and Red Bull laid in... I'm not sure why… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
The one thing I'm terrified of trying to write about is sex. I mean my God, my wife might read it or… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Writing isn't generally a lucrative source of income; only a few, exceptional writers reach the income levels associated with the best-sellers. Rather,… — Melissa Scott Copy Share Image
I like to write about painting because I think visually. I see my writing as blocks of color before it forms itself.… — A. S. Byatt Copy Share Image
The reason you write something that is exciting and visceral is to force people to hear what you have to say, especially… — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think of my life as a great big story. Each silly thing I do is a new paragraph. And each… — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
The one thing I try to do with everything I write is open people's eyes to those they normally ignore or dismiss.… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
I loved writing something people usually have - miscommunication, for example. Now that I've written a romance, I'm sure I'll write more:… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
There's nothing to stop a man from writing unless that man stops himself. If a man truly desires to write, then he… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
The best thing to do is to write about what you know, and if you write about what you know you can… — Ice Cube 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
One of the reasons it's important for me to write about war is I really think that the concept of war, the… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Taking the time to write in our lives gives us the time of our lives. As we describe our environments, we begin… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
The first thing a writer has to do is find another source of income. Then, after you have begged, borrowed, stolen or… — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share Image
“Who do I write for? I thought about this again and again over the next few days until the answer crystalized in… — Diriye Osman Copy Share Image
If you write for God you will reach many men and bring them joy. If you write for men--you may make some… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Write every day. Don't kill yourself. I think a lot of people think, 'I have to write a chapter a day' and… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“When people ask me how I write, I always answer, “Out loud.” It’s the single most important piece of advice I give… — Jeffrey Robinson Copy Share Image
I only write when I'm angry or sad, so because that's when I just have to write... If I'm having a good… — Fiona Apple Copy Share Image
Write all the time. I believe in writing every day, at least a thousand words a day. We have a strange idea… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
When lockdown happened, and I didn't have that focus to sit down and write a novel, which is what I was supposed… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
If you're writing a song, you have to write something that can be understood serially. When you're reading a poem that's written… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
Anyone of any age, any race, any background, any education - if they write an interesting enough book - can become a… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
You can't write a novel all at once, any more than you can swallow a whale in one gulp. You do have… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of girls reach out to me about struggling with body image. I've only been able to write back… — Troian Bellisario Copy Share Image
When I got out of high school, I thought, 'I'll take a year or two off and play the clubs, get this… — Gregg Allman Copy Share Image
I think when you are an aspiring writer, you must write every day. It's not as though anybody will call you up… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I always wanted to write when I was a kid; it just never occurred to me that you could have a job… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
I grew up in a working-class Catholic family in south Louisiana. I went to a state university. I taught literature, wrote a… — Nic Pizzolatto Copy Share Image
As a writer I have always fought for the right to write. For writing is a time-honored means of communication. Lack of… — Piri Thomas Copy Share Image
Write a lot. And finish what you write. Don't join writer's clubs and go sit around having coffee reading pieces of your… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
One mistake with beginners in writing is, that they think it important to spin out something long. It is a great deal… — Lucy Larcom Copy Share Image
I used to write in high school. I loved the freedom. It's a solitary means of expression, where you can lock yourself… — Hayden Christensen Copy Share Image
I'd love to have another film to go on to. I'm in the mood to work. But I have to be patient,… — Peter Weir Copy Share Image
I try to write every day. I don't beat myself up about word counts, or how many hours are ticking by on… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
It was a shock to my system leaving 'The West Wing' and going to 'Psych.' I remember being like, 'What are you… — Dule Hill Copy Share Image
Writing has never been an intentional endeavor to me. I know a lot of people have experiences and then sit down and… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I think it's natural for a creative to be sensitive. If I'm in the studio and I write something, I think it's… — G-Eazy Copy Share Image
Typically, a book is published and gets one season in the sun. Eventually, you write another book, and maybe your old books… — Raina Telgemeier Copy Share Image
