--- title: "9 Writing Weird Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Writing Weird quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Writing Weird sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/donald-ray-pollock-7796_about_i-sort-of-like-writing-about-weird-chara_3093718.png" --- > [I sort of like writing about weird characters, I guess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/i-sort-of-like-writing-about-weird-characters-i-guess/) [Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/donald-ray-pollock-7796_about_i-sort-of-like-writing-about-weird-chara_3093718.png) > [In writing a weird story, I always try very carefully to achieve the right mood and atmosphere and place the emphasis where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-p-lovecraft/in-writing-a-weird-story-i-always-try-very-carefully-to-achieve-the/) [H. P. Lovecraft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-p-lovecraft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/h-p-lovecraft-1408_carefully_in-writing-a-weird-story-i-always-try-ve_554086.png) > [I wasn't really a dark kid, but I was in my head a lot. I got good grades all through my 16…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-abbott/i-wasn-t-really-a-dark-kid-but-i-was-in-my-head-a-lot-i-got-good/) [Karen Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-abbott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60f/karen-abbott-13658_always_i-wasn-t-really-a-dark-kid-but-i-was-in_2432869.png) > [I take the literary or textual aspect really seriously and I really enjoy writing weird album titles. I did a PhD; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hecker/i-take-the-literary-or-textual-aspect-really-seriously-and-i-really/) [Tim Hecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hecker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fc/tim-hecker-16567_enjoy_i-take-the-literary-or-textual-aspect-re_2178993.jpg) > [I'm way more in my head acting than I am when I'm writing. So there's a weird love/hate on both ends. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anders-holm/i-m-way-more-in-my-head-acting-than-i-am-when-i-m-writing-so-there-s/) [Anders Holm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anders-holm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fc/anders-holm-20496_acting_i-m-way-more-in-my-head-acting-than-i-am_751288.jpg) > [Writing is such a weird emotional thing. It's hard. If you sit down with a plan to write something, it's going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-miller/writing-is-such-a-weird-emotional-thing-it-s-hard-if-you-sit-down/) [Lauren Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9d/lauren-miller-14879_emotional_writing-is-such-a-weird-emotional-thing_242156.jpg) > [Everyone has a bizarre childhood and unusual life experiences, whether they know it or not. There's no such thing as a normal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-link/everyone-has-a-bizarre-childhood-and-unusual-life-experiences-whether/) [Kelly Link](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-link/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/kelly-link-9393_bizarre_everyone-has-a-bizarre-childhood-and-unu_2354302.jpg) > [Writing is a weird thing because we can read, we know how to write a sentence. It's not like a trumpet where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-carson-levine/writing-is-a-weird-thing-because-we-can-read-we-know-how-to-write-a/) [Gail Carson Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-carson-levine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3c/gail-carson-levine-7322_easy_writing-is-a-weird-thing-because-we-can_2367995.jpg) > [The language itself is what gets me interested in writing. It's weird to me that words exist. Never a dull moment with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-belz/the-language-itself-is-what-gets-me-interested-in-writing-it-s-weird/) [Aaron Belz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-belz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/aaron-belz-32222_asteroids_the-language-itself-is-what-gets-me-inte_1461643.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing-weird/#itemlist", "name": "Writing Weird Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I sort of like writing about weird characters, I guess.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Donald Ray Pollock" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/i-sort-of-like-writing-about-weird-characters-i-guess/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/donald-ray-pollock-7796_about_i-sort-of-like-writing-about-weird-chara_3093718.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/donald-ray-pollock-7796_about_i-sort-of-like-writing-about-weird-chara_3093718.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/donald-ray-pollock-7796_about_i-sort-of-like-writing-about-weird-chara_3093718.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I sort of like writing about weird characters, I guess.” — Donald Ray Pollock", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In writing a weird story, I always try very carefully to achieve the right mood and atmosphere and place the emphasis where it belongs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "H. 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