When I write, I operate as a writer and a reader both - I never know what's going to happen. — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
“If you write something that you love beyond all reason, it is wrong and you should strike it out.” — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
I write for the same reason I read: because it's all there is for me. — Christian Bauman Copy Share Image
All along, my mantra was: Don't write unless it contributes to the emotion, and do anything you do in service of the… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I write for myself, first and foremost and I also write for people, mostly women, who just want to be seen and… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
Keep in mind, you can use Auto-Tune and you can know how to work it perfectly, but you still have to know… — T-Pain Copy Share Image
I definitely could not write a character that was cruel or unconcerned with animal welfare. For me, not just as a writer… — Lori Foster Copy Share Image
I really don't have an ear for pitch. I can't sing at all, I can't hum melodies and I can't write riffs. — Patrick Carney Copy Share Image
I have written a book. This will come as quite a shock to some. They didn't think I could read, much less… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
There are no Rabbits in the north-west. This statement, far from final, is practically true today, but I saw plenty of Lynxes,… — Ernest Thompson Seton Copy Share Image
At Marvel, I was lucky enough to work with really talented people, but I always had this nagging thought: 'One day I'll… — David Mazzucchelli Copy Share Image
I remember when I was in graduate school and someone in workshop would say, 'I'm going to bring in a chapter of… — Susan Minot Copy Share Image
“I used to think that one day I should write a really great novel, but I've long ceased even to hope for… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
So many writers don't like to write... I like to write, and sometimes I'm afraid I like it too much, because when… — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
i believe that basically you write for two people; yourself to try and make it absolutely perfect; or if not that then… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
We also write to heighten our own awareness of life... We write to taste life twice, in the moment, and in retrospection...… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
“It's very important to write things down instantly, or you can lose the way you were thinking out a line. I have… — Mary Oliver Copy Share Image
I don't necessarily make much art myself, but after I wrote 'Warped Passages,' I was fortunate to get involved a little in… — Lisa Randall Copy Share Image
Go where the pleasure is in your writing. Go where the pain is. Write the book you would like to read. Write… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image