Writing Quotes · Page 443

Stories don’t end with the writers, however many started the race.

— Patrick Ness

“Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.”

— Angelica Kauffman

“If you're not inspired, just keep writing until you are.”

— Bea Cannon

Nothing bad can happen to a writer. Everything is material.

— Philip Roth

“Writing is alot like religion, you need to have faith.”

— L.A. Jones

I was always obsessed with being a writer of some sort.

— David Droga

I do want to make it very convincing. And the best way to do that is to put most of it in…

— John Steinbeck

Every song I write, including 'Too Close,' always starts on the guitar.

— Alex Clare

When I'm writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we're capable of, how we feel,…

— Maya Angelou

I enjoy storytelling. I like to write it, I like to direct it, I like to act in it, I like to…

— Bryan Cranston

When I'm writing songs, my favourite thing to do is to try and rabbit-trail and go places I've never gone to before.…

— Mark Foster

“Don't be afraid to reveal that inside you is a seething, fiery core of ambition that would appall Napolean." By Russell Galen…

— Julie L. Cannon

Great orators who are not also great writers become very indistinct shadows to the generations following them. The spell vanishes with the…

— Thomas Bailey Aldrich

As to writing another book on geometry [to replace Euclid] the middle ages would have as soon thought of composing another New…

— Augustus De Morgan

“I've discovered that sometimes writing badly can eventually lead to something better. Not writing at all leads to nothing.”

— Anna Quindlen

I never got into using my phone's calendar. It's easier to write in my Tiffany day planner. There's something charming about having…

— Ali Larter

I've also been writing with my guitarist, Ted Barnes, and he's amazing. Writing with him has taught me a lot about my…

— Beth Orton

“Because most artists have not told us of their intentions, and beacause those artists ( and patrons or agents) who have stated…

— Sylvan Barnet

The individual writer is a lonely figure in the wilderness of agents, editors, chain bookstores, and dwindling numbers of independents. The stronger…

— Charles Todd

There's definitely some pieces in there that reflect on my personal life, but really, they aren't as personal as everybody thinks they…

— Kurt Cobain

So much of writing is discovery. Sometimes I feel like a rat in a maze, trying to discover the way out. My…

— Will Hobbs

Creative expression, whether that means writing, dancing, bird-watching, or cooking, can give a person almost everything that he or she has been…

— Anne Lamott

“Remember: Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible…

— Ray Bradbury

Once I was in college, I was actually trying to write a comedy screenplay and I wrote basically the worst movie ever…

— Scot Armstrong

My thesis statement would be—Bach didn't write Baroque music. He wrote great music.

— Chris Thile

Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.

— Truman Capote

In terms of the symbolism, I think that if you do it right, writing is a bit like dreaming.

— Steven Knight

I always do like to write love stories, even if they end tragically.

— Andrew Davies

I always enjoyed writing music; things pop into my head every day.

— Wayne Static

“Writing a novel is like going a great distance to take a small shit.”

— Harlan Ellison

“Writing: It starts at the keyboard, and it ends at the far corners of the universe. --Paako”

— Vincent Lowry

I feel most at home when I am writing a poem—because in that instant, I am everywhere.

— Nathalie Handal

“She would keep playing the role of the winner as long as the audience believed her.”

— Mary Papas

I started writing serious books so late because I knew Id be accused of riding on my fathers coattails.

— Thomas Steinbeck

For me, writing is a part of directing. It's the first stage of directing.

— Ari Aster

It's easy for me to write a horror movie about real stuff because my mind is always going there anyway.

— Ari Aster

When you're trying to create a career as a writer, a little delusional thinking goes a long way.

— Michael Lewis

I'm a writer, not a professional runner. It's fun and it helps me write. I need powerful concentration.

— Haruki Murakami

Every day, I write. I have a writing period - it's usually in the morning - or I'm writing songs.

— Bill Ward

I want to write books that can truly become a legacy and bring benefits to people.

— Andrea Hirata