“I became a writer so that the voices inside my head would become an acceptable occurrence.” — Janae Mitchell Copy Share Image
Some writers are only born to help another writer write one sentence. — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
The reason one writes poems is so that your poem will be remembered. — Peter Davison Copy Share Image
What really happened was one day I decided to write a new kind of play. — Richard Foreman Copy Share Image
I have been writing since I was a kid and thought what I wrote down could one day be made into a… — Eva Gutowski Copy Share Image
The author portrays himself in every line he writes and portrayal is always betrayal. — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
No, I won't ever write another 'Lily Bard.' I said everything I had to say about Lily. — Charlaine Harris Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have a period piece where you have to research around it but, if the writers have done their homework well… — Mads Mikkelsen Copy Share Image
You are the only reason I am still writing, I hope one day you read and understand how beautiful you are. — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
I have sparred with commenters as a music writer (on The Rumpus, among other places, see e.g., my review about Taylor Swift),… — Rick Moody Copy Share Image
“First, you have to think and think and think and think; then you have to force yourself to write it down.” — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
We're not doing anything vicious or doing anything hateful. All we're doing is writing music that's our truth. I don't think there's… — Maddie Marlow Copy Share Image
The best I do, if I'm just playing around and riffing in a fantasy world, and then I'll write something down. Hopefully… — Stephen Malkmus Copy Share Image
I write at home. I like to be able to take a nap, watch TV, make a sandwich, and if I wake… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
Writing Christian or worship music is just because I love Jesus, so everything I do is going to be an overflow of… — Bart Millard Copy Share Image
From time to time, as if heaven-sent to annoy, someone will ask me if I'm self-disciplined when it comes to my work.… — Will Self Copy Share Image
You know that something is really well written when you have to think so little about the words that are coming out… — Tom Weston-Jones Copy Share Image
A writer/director is a tough thing to gauge when someone hasn't directed a movie before. You just don't know. Sometimes it will… — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
I grew up falling in love with kind of story, amazing, wonder tale of the East, which if you're a child growing… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“My archive project is a multiedged sword. It is something I love doing, but it raises some questions about my motives in… — Neil Young Copy Share Image
[Polythene Pam] was me, remembering a little event with a woman in Jersey, and a man who was England's answer to Allen… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
On a piece of paper, write down the thing that is stressing you, the obstacle that is in your way. Then put… — Gabrielle Bernstein Copy Share Image
If you ever want to know why I'm not on a record label, look at 'The X Factor!' Honestly, of all the… — John Lydon Copy Share Image