When I became a parent and hit my thirties, I got my hands on an acoustic guitar. I started writing quiet, simple… — Withered Hand Copy Share Image
When self-publishing started, it was mostly people who really couldn't write. And they just wanted to get their book out, and they… — Caroline Leavitt Copy Share Image
In my situation, every time I write a sentence, I'm thinking not only of the people I ended up in college with… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
I keep a notebook in my pocket, and I write down all the stuff we could ever do with Foursquare. — Dennis Crowley Copy Share Image
I once had a crush on one of my teachers. I wrote him a love letter and stuck it in a bag… — Jennifer Hudson Copy Share Image
I used to write in a room overlooking the valley from where I could see too much, whether checking the sheep and… — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
I just sort of write the book I feel like writing given the emotional place I am in my life at the… — Bret Easton Ellis Copy Share Image
I attended school regularly for three years. I learned to read and write. 'Lamb's Tales' from Shakespeare was my favourite reading matter.… — Peter Abrahams Copy Share Image
I feel like some sort of fiction-writing hobo, jumping trains and always hoping I'll find a good place to start a fire… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
If something happened where I couldn't write music anymore, it would kill me. It's not just a job. It's not just a… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
There is more to life than a job. I didn't ever want to look back and point to a bookshelf of videotapes… — Jane Clayson Copy Share Image
I have always felt that the truth is prophetic, and that if you describe precisely what you see and give it life… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
The irony is that we're really good at comedy in Britain, but for some reason, we make very few comedy films. And… — Alice Lowe Copy Share Image
I urge aspiring writers to write three full-length novels before contemplating publication. — Sylvia Day Copy Share Image
I write to explore something that fascinates me, and I write the way I do because it is the only way I… — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
'Dear Mr. Henshaw' came about because two different boys from different parts of the country asked me to write a book about… — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
The next time I write a play - in order to get audience trust for a particular sort of tragic line, I'll… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
I've learned a lot of tricks from working with a lot of great producers over the years, and I think I should… — Ace Frehley Copy Share Image
It's about the stories. If I write 14 stories that I love, then the next step is to get the environment of… — Frank Ocean Copy Share Image
Well, as a songwriter, it's really dangerous to use the word love in a song. It's a word that has been used… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I still write the occasional short story, and poked at a novel once, but it's just not what I want to do. — George Murray Copy Share Image
When all my kids were at home, I used to write from midnight onwards. — Sue Townsend Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, when inspiration runs dry, I drink classical music until my words spill out.” — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
The word 'code' turns out to be a really important word for my book, 'The Information.' The genetic code is just one… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
Many years ago... many, many years ago, I brought up a boy, and I said to him, 'Son, if you ever become… — Walter Huston Copy Share Image
I write because it's my way of finding cool ideas, thinking through hard problems and things I don't understand, and getting better… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
If one day a TV series comes into my head, and that is what I want to write, I'll write it. It… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
If I can write a book that will help the world make a little more sense to a teen, then that's why… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
When the 'Fight Club' movie was going into production, I quit my job so I could write full-time. — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I don't read novels, but my semiotics study influenced everything about the way I read and edit and write. — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
Make a living will. Talk about it. Death is going to happen to everybody. Write it down. Even if you write it… — Michael Schiavo Copy Share Image
I don't like to use writing assignments, exercises. I think too often people get comfortable writing in that vein, but you can't… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
