The major tragedies in life, there's just no compensation. But the minor ones you can always write about. It's my way of… — Octavia E. Butler Copy Share Image
The songwriters whom we think of being the greatest songwriters usually write one hit and six or seven flops. That includes the… — Ahmet Ertegun Copy Share Image
The ability to write and read books is one of the things that transformed us as a species. — James Gleick Copy Share Image
I would be a terrible director, I could never write anything. One of my great strengths is that I know all of… — Topher Grace Copy Share Image
Captain Hammer is obviously the most fun to write because he is not so bright. And 'not so bright' is comedy gold.… — Jed Whedon Copy Share Image
Definitely, there is a sense in my writing that people now know me in a personal way. And to an extent, that's… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
I try to write down every song that comes to me, even though I know that every song that comes to me… — Valerie June Copy Share Image
I'll be writing records until I'm dead, whether people like it or not! I can't not write; if I don't, then I… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
I talk to Simon, I write to him. I never used to write a diary. But now I'm writing a diary to… — Petra Nemcova Copy Share Image
Poetry for me is very easy. It's like a lightning bolt. I feel this calling, and the first line of the poem… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
My studio, nicknamed 'Funny Farm,' is in a hidden location. It's very private. Not only do I create my photography there, but… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
I try to make everything I write a little bit different. Those songs that go, 'I love you so much and you… — Jane Wiedlin Copy Share Image
When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy.… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
I decided to write a book primarily because people talked me into it. — Terry Bradshaw Copy Share Image
I wouldn't know how to write a weak female character. I read so much epic fantasy growing up, where you have these… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
I would advise you to write, my dear friend, because with your active nature, solitude is simply intolerable to you, and after… — Wilfrid Laurier Copy Share Image
I didn't write my book, 'I Don't Care About Your Band,' in order to give women a brand-new set of dating rules… — Julie Klausner Copy Share Image
“I try my best to create a good quote while sitting alone. But I can never create it. Only on talking to… — Pawan Mehra Copy Share Image
If you write enough, you begin to learn to do things. But in a way, you do start from zero each time. — James Salter Copy Share Image
I'm writing exactly the kinds of books I like to write. And they're the kinds of books I like to read. They're… — Joy Fielding Copy Share Image
When I drive, I check out everything I see, and just taking in all those observations helps me think. So I draw… — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
They offered me millions and millions and millions of dollars to write books about Cary. That was between us. That was private.… — Dyan Cannon Copy Share Image
I used to get up and write every day, even if I wasn't working on a specific thing. Now, when I have… — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
I was working as a secretary in Manchester and thought I would always do that. Then I got this letter offering me… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
I write a lot about disadvantaged people, particularly vulnerable children, because I feel that that's who I was. That is familiar terrain… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
I don't try to write songs that will further my career. I write about things that I care about. I don't have… — Jerry Jeff Walker Copy Share Image
To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and… — D. J. MacHale Copy Share Image
I have to write the songs before I become too enamored with my own melodies. — Mike Stoller 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
It's nice to have writers write nice things about you and guys on radio and TV say nice things about you, but… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
I worry that people think you have to go to a university to be a good writer, which is categorically untrue. I… — Samantha Shannon Copy Share Image
I haven't really tried to write a movie. It's tough to get into that mode. — Hannibal Buress Copy Share Image
One of the things I wanted to do with 'The Turn' was write a production of songs that could be stripped down… — Alison Moyet Copy Share Image
