Writing Quotes · Page 16

Writing is investigation.

— Naomi Alderman

Translating is writing.

— Marguerite Yourcenar

I write the way I write.

— Robert Kirkman

“Shut up and write.”

— K.A. Laity

TV is a writer's medium.

— Sara Ramirez

“Remember The Poem ...”

— R.M. Engelhardt

“All Poets are mad.”

— Robert Burton

To me, I'm a storyteller.

— Jim Nantz

Code writers, they are my idols.

— will.i.am

Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.

— Harvey Pekar

In six pages, I can't even say "Hello.

— James A. Michener

Write it down in your own handwriting.

— Eugene Ormandy

“Pencil. Paper. Forget the world.”

— Shaun Hick

I've liked Pete Gurney's writing always.

— Matthew Broderick

I don't write my own songs. I don't have time.

— Faith Hill

I don't write about my life in my column.

— Dan Savage

I am actually able to do other things. I'm not just this writer.

— Diablo Cody

The three things that help writing the most are living, writing, and reading. In that order.

— Hisham Matar

For my stand-up, I always have my notebook with me and if something strikes me, I'll write it down.

— Janeane Garofalo

The best part of the fiction in many novels is the notice that the characters are purely imaginary.

— Franklin P. Adams

Israel is moving from the realm of poetry to the realm of prose.

— Shimon Peres

“A good critic knows that he or she can be wrong, as does a good writer.”

— Andy Merton

Often the process of writing can feel like spitting into the ocean.

— Max Boot

For me, I definitely like quiet; I like to write alone.

— Taylor Goldsmith

I try to write catchy hooks but, at the same time, things that mean something that will provoke thought.

— Daya

Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.

— Nate Ruess

A lot of people write books not at the end of their career. Why you gotta wait until then? When you're momentum's…

— David Ortiz

I don't think I'll write a large novel again because it was like being in jail for me. Even though that's the…

— Sandra Cisneros

I dare you all to write one more thing that you won't say to my face. Because I will make you say…

— Marilyn Manson

By the time [John Adams] came to write his Defence of the Constitutions of the United States in 1787 he had as…

— Gordon S. Wood

The thing about Donald [Trump] is the jokes write themselves. I don't even think of it to be trolling. What he says…

— Chrissy Teigen

No writer for the press, however humble, is free from the burden of keeping his purpose high and his integrity white.

— John Boyle O'Reilly

I have written before about why climate change has to be halted. In retirement, I want to look my grandchildren in the…

— Tulsi Tanti

I find it much easier to write comic-books than lyrics actually because it's a natural dialogue. Writing song lyrics is not natural…

— Scott Ian

I can hardly bring myself to caution you against drinking, because I am persuaded that I am writing to a rational creature,…

— Lord Chesterfield

I love Yamaha Clavinovas. I have them at home, in the studio and on tour with me. I find them ideal for…

— Jools Holland

Divinity for the sake of the simple-minded is beautiful. Those theological assertions you write, say, or live by that you later feel…

— Criss Jami

“-Write out a conversation with your inner voice. Begin the entry with a question directed to yourself, then write your mental response.…

— Heather Moehn

When you write for a living and you can't do anything else, you know that sooner or later that the deadline is…

— Hunter S. Thompson

I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to get noticed…

— Ian Rankin