I've been studying people - a homeless guy in Scotland, a blind accordion player in London - and they've inspired the lyrics… — Ryan Ross Copy Share Image
The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying. — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
“Don’t write what you know—what you know may bore you, and thus bore your readers. Write about what interests you—and interests you… — Valerie Sherwood Copy Share Image
An incurable itch for scribbling takes possession of many, and grows inveterate in their insane breasts. — Juvenal Copy Share Image
There aint any news in being good. You might write the doings of all the convents of the world on the back… — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share Image
I forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always a good thing — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“But even the longest dedication is too short and too commonplace to honor a friendship so uncommon. When I try to define… — Marguerite Yourcenar Copy Share Image
We really try to make sure that the band writes the songs, not just one person. — Adam Rich Copy Share Image
“Stories not only give us a much needed practice on figuring out what makes people tick, they give us insight into how… — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
When things are going well, you do have the sense that what you’re writing is being fed to you in some way.… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
I think writing is a difficult thing and you need to suffer a little bit, even if it's just to sit there… — Brian Helgeland Copy Share Image
I know that the way to be a really successful writer is to write the same kind of book over and over… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
You might learn as much about how to write by reading Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Wallace Stevens, Raymond Chandler, Saul Bellow, Paul Muldoon or… — David Denby Copy Share Image
Most of everything I've ever written actually was written on acoustic. 'Do You Feel' was written on electric. 'I'm in You' was… — Peter Frampton Copy Share Image
I really don't write much anymore, and I'm not uncomfortable with that. I've tried writing and the sentences come out fine, but… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
I feel that my life and therefore my writing accept the possibility of all the mystery. Everything we don't know; everything that… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
As writers, our job is to try to create, in a fake space, something that feels true. That's just straight-up fiction: Invent… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
Sometimes I start with lyrics - rarely - but sometimes I might have an idea for some lyrics that I wanna say.… — Leon Bridges Copy Share Image
You can't really write until the characters kind of show up one day and tell you what they're going to say. You… — Chris Terrio Copy Share Image
There are a number of things that I'm trying to get into the books. There's a meta-fictional aspect, if I may use… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I always had stories inside my head and one day I just decided to start writing them down. I didn't actually decide. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
Children need far more than basic skills in reading, writing, and math, as important as those might be. Children also need to… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
