Writing a song is a personal thing, and you have to have a lot of trust to try things and not be… — Julia Stone Copy Share Image
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Advertising was only meant to be a very small part of my life. I had intended that I would work extensively in… — Bryce Courtenay Copy Share Image
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I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters.… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
When I am writing, and occasionally achieve single focus and presence, I finally feel that is where I'm supposed to be. Everything… — Ellen Ullman Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be a songwriter and a storyteller and somebody who conveys a feeling to the listener or the viewer. — Wes Borland Copy Share Image
Largely I write from life. ... I write from what happens to me. Mostly about love. People notice the other stuff more… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
Writing's not precious to me. It's not a thing that requires specific environment. You know, it's my job. Just like anybody with… — James Frey Copy Share Image
…when writing, always hook the reader with your first sentence…in love, never settle…value yourself first and this will help you to value… — Spider Robinson Copy Share Image
Writing is the thing that pervades my whole day - I'm always wondering how I might describe something or improve my understanding.… — Emma Healey Copy Share Image
Each genre has its own process. I'm very intuitive about poetry. I usually write first and second drafts out by hand. The… — Achy Obejas Copy Share Image
If some magic thing happens, and everybody goes completely nuts, and does something we never thought of, the cameras catch everything. That… — Paul Feig Copy Share Image
When you're young, your perception of what it means to be a writer is often less about the writing and more about… — Hanya Yanagihara Copy Share Image
Writers write because they cannot allow the characters that inhabit them to suffocate them. These characters want to get out, to breathe… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
As a writer, I have this compulsion to take characters who appear formidable and bombard them with adversity until they crumble. What's… — Jean Hanff Korelitz Copy Share Image
There is always a certain leap of faith that editors have made with their nonfiction writers. If the trust is broken, things… — A. Scott Berg Copy Share Image
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You have to know writing styles well before you can copy them - and then incorporate parts of them into your own… — Josh Lieb Copy Share Image
Literature can remind us that not all life is already written down: there are still so many stories to be told. — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
My time in Weimar Berlin was the most elegant in my life. I would have parties for a hundred people - writers,… — Eva Zeisel Copy Share Image
I learned so much from my life as an actor, as a kid actor through being an adult actor, and then becoming… — Pamela Adlon Copy Share Image
“Writers do not have the privilege of sleep. There is always a story coming alive in their heads, constantly composing. Whether they… — Jamie Weise Copy Share Image
Being a philanthropist doesn't mean necessarily writing a huge check. It can mean mobilizing your community to start asking questions. — Kavita Ramdas Copy Share Image
I don't really consider myself to be a comedian. I mean, it's not like I'm sitting around writing jokes or anything. I… — Amy Sedaris Copy Share Image
Sporadic thoughts will pop into my head and I'll have to go write something down, and the next thing you know I've… — Eminem Copy Share Image
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When I was in college or working, I had the luxury of writing on whatever subject. Now, I'm in the business, I… — Anupam Roy Copy Share Image
I feel empowered to be a different kind of writer. The longer I stay here, the more light filters into my work.… — Bharati Mukherjee Copy Share Image
Writing screenplays is incredibly hard. I can't call it joy. Writing Novels? Joy. Directing? Joy. Writing Screenplays? That's where you pay all… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
The great thing about dealing with people about whom we have historical resources, is that if the writing needs work, there's everywhere… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
I don't have any real goals except to follow one good sentence with another... I'm not the kind of writer who has… — Melissa Bank Copy Share Image
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I keep thinking about blood, I dream about it. Wake up thinking about it. Pretty soon I'll be writing morbid emo poetry… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I think the ultimate thing in some ways for any writer is to work on a character who's going to have a… — Peter Gould Copy Share Image
One of the least impressive liberties is the liberty to starve. This particular liberty is freely accorded to authors. — Baron Goodman Arnold Goodman Copy Share Image
My vocal ability is very limited, but I'm fortunate in that I can write the songs around my vocal limitations. — Glenn Tipton Copy Share Image
I use the music to vent, and a lot of the stuff that I am writing about or was writing about contained… — Vanilla Ice Copy Share Image
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