I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs. — Vance Joy Copy Share Image
I cannot always write at the same time, in the same place. I work, travel and have a vigorous family life. If… — Carmen Agra Deedy Copy Share Image
My biggest breakthrough was discovering that I could write my own riffs. — Max Cavalera Copy Share Image
I often write two books simultaneously. Usually one of them starts out as a fun experiment designed to give me a daily… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
Writers divide into those who write biting their nails and those who don't. Some writers write licking their finger. — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
My hope is that I hit it big with something, and then I'll have enough of a cushion to carve out time… — Rob Thomas Copy Share Image
Writing for the theatre is so different to writing for anything else. Because what you write is eventually going to be spoken.… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
I think about all my scenes. I do so much revising as I go along; I wonder how I could write books… — Megan McCafferty Copy Share Image
Sometimes I do feel like I write the same story again and again. And for me, I am always looking for a… — Jill McCorkle Copy Share Image
When I was in college, I wanted to write for 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien,' and I was an intern there. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I continue to write essays about art. The visual is always part of my work, and it gives me immense pleasure to… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
In an essay, you have the outcome in your pocket before you set out on your journey, and very rarely do you… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
I just let the songs tell me what to do - they are my guides, and they are the boss. So I… — Valerie June Copy Share Image
I woke up one day and thought: 'I want to write a book about the history of my body.' I could justify… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
I try to make all my songs good. I don't ever write one to finish one. A lot of protest songs end… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
There's certain things as a songwriter that I don't really care to write about, and there are certain things I won't sing… — Randy Houser Copy Share Image
“A writer out of loneliness is trying to communicate like a distant star sending signals. He isn't telling, or teaching, or ordering.… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I do not write by any set time schedule. I realize there are many writers who follow a daily regime where they… — Donald McKay Copy Share Image
'The Practice' I was on for seven years and it was a law show, so I really - a lot of objections… — Kelli Williams Copy Share Image
I do everything from home. I broadcast commentaries for CBS News Radio every day - from home, on a disk that I… — Charles Grodin Copy Share Image
It's not a very popular subject amongst my audience, who are by nature more internationalist, but I don't choose what to write… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
I like writing flawed women, and being one, it's something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority. — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
Yes, I receive fan mail. One of my favorite things to do is sit down and read the letters people write. It's… — Marisa Miller Copy Share Image
My perfect day is to work incredibly well in the morning and write something wonderful, then take the dog for a walk… — Deborah Moggach Copy Share Image
I don't have any particular rituals, I sometimes like to write in longhand when I'm searching for ideas but I do the… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
I write by hand, making many, many corrections. I would say I cross out more than I write. I have to hunt… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
I'm not musically inclined. It blows my mind that people can write music. I don't have that talent; I look up to… — Olesya Rulin Copy Share Image
I did not write it. God wrote it. I merely did his dictation. — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
My writing process is very organic. I start with an idea. I have the general story arc and the cast. But then… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
I write a lot of music in my time off and I compose most of the songs on guitar. I've actually gone… — Scott Patterson Copy Share Image
When you're on tour, you're trying to get the crowd involved and really sing and perform to them. When you're going to… — Kris Allen Copy Share Image
Within reason, I can write what I like and spend as long doing it as is necessary. That is a luxury beyond… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
When you write about animals, of course, you are really writing about the people who love and live with them. Animals mirror… — Jon Katz Copy Share Image
I know people who have written big hit country songs that are really kind of terrible songs, but for the rest of… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I freestyle, but I'd rather sit down and write down my music to map out what I'm doing. But if I'm out… — Raven Goodwin Copy Share Image
