I know what I want to achieve in each book and the major points, but I don't plan right down to the… — Samantha Shannon Copy Share Image
I write with a sense of my future readers being ever on the verge of setting down the book and pronouncing it… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I can't write about my greatest mistakes because I've slept with most of them. — Arabella Weir Copy Share Image
I would like to continue to tell stories of what I did in a biographical way, so I will continue to write. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I grew up doing theatre and spent a long time as a playwright. I still think very visually when I write. — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
Generally, when I wake up in the morning I set out a series of problems for myself and I write them down,… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
I'm from Ohio, and I wasn't one of those kids who grew up making movies or whatever, but I always wanted to… — David Leslie Johnson Copy Share Image
The novelist in me is probably hiding behind all the stories I write, looking for ways to connect them and continue the… — Joanna Scott Copy Share Image
Like every Southern writer, I thought that I needed to write the next 'Gone With the Wind.' — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
We all write, but the script is a blueprint. We can lose whole scenes when we're shooting. — Shawn Wayans Copy Share Image
I wanted to write when I was young, but people said it was impossible. Then my parents locked me in a mental… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
It's easy to write a good column if you've got good information. It's hard if you have to depend on style alone.… — Allan Sloan Copy Share Image
Everyone has a story to tell. All you have to do is write it. But it's not that easy. — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
Ever since I was young, 14 or 15, I wondered if you could write a book that combined the visceral thrill of… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
I do think novels are overlooked. I did write one some years ago that I think is quite good, called 'The End… — Lydia Davis Copy Share Image
I write songs all the time in my room. I play them for my friends and family. — Miranda Cosgrove Copy Share Image
When I'm writing, I write all day. Other days, I sit around thinking. Or I run around from one meeting to another,… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I was able to write with music playing in the background, but these days, I can't. I find… — Daniel Alarcon 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
