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title: "21 Write Piece Quotes by 20 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Write Piece quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Write Piece sayings and thoughts."
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> [What do you really want? Sit down and write it out on a piece of paper. Write it in the present tense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-proctor/what-do-you-really-want-sit-down-and-write-it-out-on-a-piece-of-paper/)

[Bob Proctor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-proctor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/bob-proctor-1579_down-and_what-do-you-really-want-sit-down-and-wri_889839.png)

> [I love getting time to write a piece of music that can settle in and set the tone of the show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramin-djawadi/i-love-getting-time-to-write-a-piece-of-music-that-can-settle-in-and/)

[Ramin Djawadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramin-djawadi/)

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> [It never seems to occur to people that a man might just want to write a piece of music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-vaughan-williams/it-never-seems-to-occur-to-people-that-a-man-might-just-want-to-write/)

[Ralph Vaughan Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-vaughan-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/ralph-vaughan-williams-24520_men_it-never-seems-to-occur-to-people-that-a_2872793.jpg)

> [Shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-yassine/shine-through-every-sentence-you-write-every-piece-you-finish/)

[Linda Yassine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-yassine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/linda-yassine-78704_shine_shine-through-every-sentence-you-write-e_2427767.jpg)

> [I suppose it never occurs to these people that a man might just want to write a piece of music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-vaughan-williams/i-suppose-it-never-occurs-to-these-people-that-a-man-might-just-want/)

[Ralph Vaughan Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-vaughan-williams/)

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> [Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jakes/be-yourself-above-all-let-who-you-are-what-you-are-what-you-believe/)

[John Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jakes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c96/john-jakes-23092_be-yourself_be-yourself-above-all-let-who-you-are-wh_491875.png)

> [If I'm reading something and a word pops up, or I just catch it, I try to mark it off and then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/if-i-m-reading-something-and-a-word-pops-up-or-i-just-catch-it-i-try/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/robert-barry-3413_add_if-i-m-reading-something-and-a-word-pops_2629411.jpg)

> [I like to write a piece of music that reflects how I felt about a film as opposed to, here's this action…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-giacchino/i-like-to-write-a-piece-of-music-that-reflects-how-i-felt-about-a/)

[Michael Giacchino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-giacchino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/michael-giacchino-4387_action_i-like-to-write-a-piece-of-music-that-re_2988042.png)

> [Let me write down on a piece of paper, all the times you said I love you to me, and shove it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cori-morton/let-me-write-down-on-a-piece-of-paper-all-the-times-you-said-i-love/)

[Cori Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cori-morton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7a/cori-morton-24317_being-hurt-by-someon_let-me-write-down-on-a-piece-of-paper-al_414242.jpg)

> [I'm getting ready to write a piece now, and it's been six months thinking about it, changing the instrumentation, changing the name,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zorn/i-m-getting-ready-to-write-a-piece-now-and-it-s-been-six-months/)

[John Zorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zorn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/755/john-zorn-11273_about_i-m-getting-ready-to-write-a-piece-now-a_2764070.jpg)

> [The thing that makes me want to write a piece of music is having something to talk about, you know? Something I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-richter/the-thing-that-makes-me-want-to-write-a-piece-of-music-is-having/)

[Max Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-richter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/max-richter-14517_about_the-thing-that-makes-me-want-to-write-a_1491401.jpg)

> [No, I think that a person writes a poem because they have an inner urge of something that they want to express,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-ornstein/no-i-think-that-a-person-writes-a-poem-because-they-have-an-inner/)

[Leo Ornstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-ornstein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acb/leo-ornstein-21377_music_no-i-think-that-a-person-writes-a-poem-b_2439198.png)

> [If you have something to say, here's what you do: You write it down on a piece of paper, you go out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/if-you-have-something-to-say-here-s-what-you-do-you-write-it-down-on/)

[Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/louis-c-k-1150_home_if-you-have-something-to-say-here-s-what_2298772.png)

> ["Light Over Water" is the longest piece I have ever composed. It is a landmark in my personal struggle to create large…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucinda-childs/light-over-water-is-the-longest-piece-i-have-ever-composed-it-is-a/)

[Lucinda Childs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucinda-childs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/lucinda-childs-37622_dance_light-over-water-is-the-longest-piece-i_487651.jpg)

> [If you write a piece, it's a different thing to show it to an editor than it is to show it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-jesso-jr/if-you-write-a-piece-it-s-a-different-thing-to-show-it-to-an-editor/)

[Tobias Jesso Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-jesso-jr/)

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> [Sometimes when you write a thing you think, 'Oh, this is good', and it's not a modesty or an immodesty thing, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mccartney/sometimes-when-you-write-a-thing-you-think-oh-this-is-good-and-it-s/)

[Paul McCartney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mccartney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80d/paul-mccartney-987_figures_sometimes-when-you-write-a-thing-you-thi_988874.png)

> [I try to write each piece in the language of the piece, so that I'm not using the same language from piece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-de-veaux/i-try-to-write-each-piece-in-the-language-of-the-piece-so-that-i-m/)

[Alexis De Veaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-de-veaux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/alexis-de-veaux-36135_ability_i-try-to-write-each-piece-in-the-languag_271371.jpg)

> [I push myself in a lot of aspects when I write a song. I write a piece and where most people would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drake/i-push-myself-in-a-lot-of-aspects-when-i-write-a-song-i-write-a-piece/)

[Drake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76b/drake-44_aspects_i-push-myself-in-a-lot-of-aspects-when-i_203540.png)

> [There's some songs you write like you would write for a four- or five-piece band. But there are times when you start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/there-s-some-songs-you-write-like-you-would-write-for-a-four-or-five/)

[Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ab/derek-trucks-11274_band_there-s-some-songs-you-write-like-you-wo_1478501.jpg)

> [If you want to be a writer, I have two pieces of advice. One is to be a reader. I think that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-hinton/if-you-want-to-be-a-writer-i-have-two-pieces-of-advice-one-is-to-be-a/)

[S. E. Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-hinton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f49/s-e-hinton-13299_advice_if-you-want-to-be-a-writer-i-have-two-pi_1354784.png)

> [My aim is to write my own piece of history - to try to give joy to my family, all Real Madrid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keylor-navas/my-aim-is-to-write-my-own-piece-of-history-to-try-to-give-joy-to-my/)

[Keylor Navas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keylor-navas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/keylor-navas-6828_aim_my-aim-is-to-write-my-own-piece-of-histo_388312.jpg)

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