Whoever you are, you will not write this book. I can tell you nothing. Do not call me again. Ever. — Roberto Calvi Copy Share Image
I write in expectation that readers want to participate in a kind of two-sided game: They are trying to guess what I… — John Crowley Copy Share Image
I write in a noisy, distracting world so the books can be read there. — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
When I first began to write, I was writing on bass, because I was thinking more Public Image, more dub. — Gavin Rossdale Copy Share Image
I'm a little harsh. When people say, 'I have writers block. What do you suggest?' I say, 'If you can't write, don't… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
I've tried to write deep and serious. I spent years working to write a story that would make my writing group cry. — Jim C. Hines Copy Share Image
I think I'm writing for an intelligent stranger - you know, in my mind I can't remember who coined that phrase first.… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
When I write the set, I try to create something that will not only be interesting for the audience, but will have… — Dave Matthews Copy Share Image
I live with my family on the top of a hill in the country, and during the days, my house is quiet,… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
I think that was one of the things that happened, especially in Ireland, that you left in order to improve yourself, and… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
Why do we have a brain in the first place? Not to write books, articles, or plays; not to do science or… — Antonio Damasio Copy Share Image
I was working like a dog as a housekeeper, barista, nanny, cook, so I could save enough money to really sit with… — Valerie June Copy Share Image
It's very common for people to recommend something to me because they're going on what I've already written, when, what really is… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
As far as what readers can expect with 'Maybe Someday,' I'm not the type of writer who writes to educate or inform… — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
You get a lot of who you are as a musician across through the music you write. If you're writing your own… — Harry Styles Copy Share Image
I do laugh when I hear myself saying, 'I am a ventriloquist.' I am definitely suited to it, though. I took it… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I don't think you can write novels on the road. You need a certain stability. — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
If you write great songs with meaning and emotion, they will last for ever because songs are the key to everything. Songs… — Elton John Copy Share Image
Everyone is so estranged; no one is rooted. That's what I like to write about more than anything else. Everything being so… — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Copy Share Image
The truth is, it's easier for me to write than talk... to express the state I'm in at any time. — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Through language, we can tell the truth and hear the truth spoken, just as we can be deceived. Sometimes it's a painful… — Michael Cadnum Copy Share Image
I love writing for dancers. You don't have to worry about the lyrics. I think to write words without music must be… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I'm not aware of a cadence when writing, but I hear it after. I write in longhand, and that helps. You're closer… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
If you're writing, it means getting up and writing all day, and if you're filming, it's getting up and filming all day.… — Jeremy Clarkson Copy Share Image
I'm not like some other writers: I have no actual urgent need or desire to add to what's written. You write it;… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
I'm touched by Jon Hendricks. I want some of my music to reflect that. And when I write, you're going to hear… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I'll never be, like, sippy cup country, or write about everything I do around the house. — Randy Houser Copy Share Image
Everyone in Tool is interested in how we present our music. We write a group of songs that have a vibe, energy… — Adam Jones Copy Share Image
I know that there's a cultural expectation that women be nurturing, delicate flowers. And I am. So delicate. But that doesn't mean… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
I love to write. I write everything across the board - kids' stories and novels and scripts. I actually would like to… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
People don't think I can construct a sentence, let alone write a script. — Freddie Prinze, Jr Copy Share Image
As a singer-songwriter, a solo artist with a guitar, I can only write so many weepie little bedroom songs. — James Bay 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
