I write almost everything on my albums, all the hooks etc, but I can't sing them as I hear them in my… — Illy Copy Share Image
I'm currently working on a romantic comedy between me and Philip Seymour Hoffman. So my next step is to write something so… — Haley Webb Copy Share Image
No one can teach writing, but classes may stimulate the urge to write. If you are born a writer, you will inevitably… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
You write because you have an idea in your mind that feels so genuine, so important, so true. And yet, by the… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I write not because I've to, I write because I'm compelled too. I love what I do, I see purpose in the… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
It's my experience that people write better when they feel at ease and free to experiment, rather than being in a competitive,… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading… — Kate Beckinsale Copy Share Image
I write with the idea that nobody will care about what I've written; I publish with the idea that nobody will care… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
I'm also big on journaling. You can write in the sand or on a watermelon or whatever suits you, but the key… — Deborah King Copy Share Image
When I was 12, I went to boarding school, where I discovered the computer, which meant I no longer had to write… — Imogen Heap Copy Share Image
I take some pains to learn the material beforehand. I have a bunch of tricks I use to try and hit the… — Colm Feore Copy Share Image
Writing, therefore, is also an act of courage. How much easier is it to lead an unexamined life than to confront yourself… — Jack Heffron Copy Share Image
The problem with being a writer/director: unless you're really disciplined, you start adding projects, and you have to make time to make… — Cary Fukunaga Copy Share Image
I started writing little short stories and poems as soon as I learned to read and write. I think I was six… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I'm quite sure Shakespeare enjoyed writing Iago much more than he did writing Othello. If you write about someone you love, what… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
In my mind, only one inviolable precept exists in terms of being a successful writer: you have to write. The unspoken sub-laws… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
I enjoy practicing law too much to even contemplate retiring, but I often think about engaging in serious study of the history… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
I think when companies are struggling, they don't want to talk to the press. The guys who write business books aren't interested… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
In a weird way, 'Veronica Mars' was my reaction to 'Freaks and Geeks' because 'Freaks and Geeks' was the show I wanted… — Rob Thomas Copy Share Image
The turning point was when I hit my 30th birthday. I thought, if really want to write, it's time to start. I… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
“We write to expose the unexposed. Most human beings are dedicated to keeping that one door shut. But the writer's job is… — Ann Lamott Copy Share Image
Honestly, I envy painters, who can have a masterpiece in one morning. Or musicians, who can write something in 30 minutes and… — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
Your attitude is everything. Believe in yourself and trust your material. To be a successful writer, write every single day where you… — Alex Haley Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to write science fiction. It was one of my first loves, and I knew if I became a writer… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
The SEC got more than 100 rules to write under Dodd-Frank, the lion's share of all the agencies. And we've moved, I… — Mary Schapiro Copy Share Image
'Thunderbolts' I was mostly attracted to because I really wanted to write Punisher and Elektra and Deadpool, who are characters I have… — Charles Soule Copy Share Image
When I get started each day, I read through and correct the previous day's 2,000 words, then start on the next. As… — Neal Asher Copy Share Image
“We write to lure and enchant and console others. We write to serenade our lovers. We write to taste life twice, in… — Anaïs Nin Copy Share Image
The way I write is, I listen to things in my head, and then I copy them down. I memorize conversations and… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
Sometimes I start with the beat. Sometimes I can write something down and it takes me a while to figure out how… — Cakes da killa Copy Share Image
You need to keep something for yourself. As a writer, I feel that even more strongly. I feel like I need to… — Tracy Chapman Copy Share Image
I had several publishers, and they were all the same. They all wanted salacious. And everybody is writing autobiographies, and that's one… — Anita Pallenberg Copy Share Image
It's like if a young woman writes it, then it's chick lit. We don't care if she's slaying vampires or working as… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
I've been a huge fan of all things paranormal my whole life. For me, it was always a question of when, not… — Kresley Cole Copy Share Image
Every character sees the world through a framework of education and experience that they're proud experts about. To write a character, find… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
With a book called 'Keeping Score,' I really did want to write a book about the Korean War, because I felt that… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
If you give a writer a pile of blank paper and say you can write anything you like on any subject you… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
My first plays were amazingly bad, but I had a teacher who thought I had promise, and he kept working with me.… — David Henry Hwang Copy Share Image
I wear my pajamas. That's the thing I love most about writing. I don't get changed until I actually have to go… — Kimberly Willis Holt Copy Share Image
I think that anyone who likes writing views 'The New Yorker' as the, you know, pinnacle of the publishing world. If you… — Lauren Weisberger Copy Share Image
