“There are thirty-two ways to write a story, and IÔÇÖve used every one, but there is only one plot ÔÇô things are… — Jim Thompson Copy Share Image
I'm a very compulsive person, so I spend most of my time drawing or writing my diary, patching things up and carving… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
People think that writing is writing, but actually writing is editing. Otherwise, you're just taking notes — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
I'm writing all the time. And as the songs begin to coalesce, I'm not doing anything else but writing. I wish I… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
When you're writing something and you know it's good, you get flushed, you can feel the blood coursing through your veins, you… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
“I just make the best book that I can and try to not worry about audience or if it will sell. The… — William T. Vollmann Copy Share Image
I've been known to write on the Underground in London and on the subway in New York. I have two or three… — Douglas Kennedy Copy Share Image
“He wasn't, I realized when I read those scenes concerning Blair and myself, close to any of us-- except of course to… — Bret Easton Ellis Copy Share Image
My grandfather was dying, and told the family he had decided to die. ... At that moment I wanted so badly to… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
The question has been asked, 'What is a woman?' A woman is a person who makes choices. A woman is a dreamer.… — Eleanor Holmes Norton Copy Share Image
When I did start writing books, I didn't realize it, but the girls that grew up watching the show became moms. — Lisa Whelchel Copy Share Image
The longer I write, the more important I believe it is to write the first draft as fast as possible. In drafting,… — Donald Murray Copy Share Image
Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“Just as all writers were beginners once, so were all novels. They all went through rough stages, even the ones by our… — Roz Morris Copy Share Image
Very early on, I was writing stories, and I was amazed at Spielberg's movies when I was young. Coming from the countryside,… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
“I keep on going with this sad and hungry and sordid, this limping and mutilated story, because after all I want you… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
When you're making music, it's meant to be shared with people. Sometimes, even if I'm writing a song, someone else brings a… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Allen Ginsberg was a world authority on the writing of William Blake, and had an incredible knowledge of classic literature and world… — David Amram Copy Share Image
Writing lyrics with your wife does lead to talking about yourselves a lot. But this is not an autobiographical account of my… — Aaron Dessner Copy Share Image
I still have a stammer. I hate it; I loathe and despise it. But it's always there, and I have lots of… — Maggie O'Farrell Copy Share Image
Blanche is written with a terrible authority, the authority that comes from artistic necessity when the writer is compelled to write by… — Paul Bailey Copy Share Image
As a past president of the Writers Guild, I think women shouldn't write for free. Maybe you have to do it for… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
