Nothing I've ever written has been motivated by trying to impact or influence anybody. — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can. — Sharon Jones Copy Share Image
The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance. — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“But writers and their woes: they couldn't be parted. Not for anything.” — Naomi Wood Copy Share Image
The word story is intended to alert the reader to the fact that, however closely the narrative may fit the facts, the… — Bruce Chatwin Copy Share Image
The artist is always beginning. Any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth. — Ezra Pound Copy Share Image
one does not only wish to be understood when one writes; one wishes just as surely not to be understood. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
An individual developer like me cares about writing the new code and making it as interesting and efficient as possible. But very… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books ... I… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
I'm very open and never write what I'm going to say. Speeches bore everybody else. I have to freestyle. Every time, from… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
With all the innovation in music today it’s rare to find someone like Engel writing timeless songs that sound at home in… — Janaka Stucky Copy Share Image
I'm usually up until around 1 A.M. or 2 A.M. I don't get much sleep - and I prefer it that way,… — Rande Gerber Copy Share Image
I do worry that beginning cartoonists could feel somewhat strangled by the increasing critical seriousness comics has received of late and feel,… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
Some philosophers have begun writing sympathetically about predator elimination as a way of reducing animal suffering. From an environmental perspective this is… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
I'm not a method actor, I don't write my character's history or all those kinds of things. I'm more about the 90… — Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Copy Share Image
My father died and left me his blessing and his business. His blessing brought no money into my pocket, and as to… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
I'm interested in geography and weather and things like that, and if you don't write love songs, you've gotta go somewhere. I… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
I listened to this interview once with Jerry Seinfeld that really influenced my comedy and all of my writing, which is that… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I was writing "Diamonds and Rust' and it had nothing to do with what it turned out to be. I don't remember… — Joan Baez Copy Share Image
But anyone can write, right?'" Conner asked. "I mean, that's why authors get judged so harshly, isn't it? Because technically everyone could… — Chris Colfer Copy Share Image
