Written Quotes · Page 3

“Good stories are not written, they are rewritten”

— Phyllis A. Whitney

The book of nature is written in the language of mathematics.

— Galileo Galilei

This is history written in lightning.

— Woodrow Wilson

I believe nothing of my own that I have ever written.

— Charles Fort

I'd never have written the big books in London.

— Jilly Cooper

In this Revolution no plans have been written for retreat.

— Martin Luther

“[I’ve] never written a thing without a record on.”

— John Merriman

I like films to be complete in their written form.

— Patrice Leconte

I'd never written a novel before, and I wrote a novel, and that turned out OK.

— Rainbow Rowell

“I may have written this before, but I may not have written it as well, so I’ll write it again.”

— Jarod Kintz

I've always found that working through ideas in written form really changes the thinking.

— Scott D. Anthony

Richard Burton had a tremendous passion for the English language, especially the spoken and written word

— Frank Bough

If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes.

— Thomas Gray

Remember, a word is an invention, a symbol for an idea. Written text began as an artistic representation of a thought or…

— Edward J. Fraughton

What would become of all historical biography if it was written only with consideration for other peoples' feelings?

— Johannes Brahms

Usually the most interesting stories are written not on paper but hearts.

— Richard Paul Evans

There has been nothing more impactful on my life and meaningful to me than the introduction of Christ. That, hands down, blows…

— Steve Harvey

I have a reputation for doing superheroes, but I like all kinds of writing. In fact, hardly anybody knows this, but I've…

— Stan Lee

My husband is old-fashioned and kind, he does the greatest Sinatra impression, and I'd never have written anything if he hadn't read…

— Allison Pearson

As long as I'm giving a little hype, I can't resist saying that Elie [Wiesel] has also written a number of pieces…

— Hershel Shanks

At Bloomington, Indiana, I was invited to listen to music written in quarter tones for four harps and voices. I had to…

— Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Mostly things that have happened to me, feelings that I've had, but on a couple of occasions I've written about things that…

— James Walsh

In publishing The First Man I said to myself, 'this is going to be awful,' but awful from the point of view…

— Catherine Camus

The written tone and the spoken tone change and the reporters' disbelief in the veracity of the government spreads to the readers…

— Roger Mudd

To write? Because all this is going to vanish. The only thing left will be the prose and poems, the books, what…

— James Salter

Meadowlark Lemon's book Trust Your Next Shot is written by a remarkable person. I have had the pleasure of knowing Meadowlark for…

— Lenny Wilkens

Come boy, and pour for me a cup Of old Falernian. Fill it up With wine, strong, sparkling, bright, and clear; Our…

— Horace

“I think it's incomparably sweet when someone writes something for you.. even if it doesn't rhyme or even if it isn't very…

— Sanhita Baruah

A celebrated author and divine has written to me that he has gradually learned to see that it is just as noble…

— Charles Darwin

For me, the essence of the great American Dream is spiritual. I believe that our Constitution is inspired and that it is…

— Stephen Covey

I guess what inspires me most is the desire to draw out feelings that feel best expressed on the written page by…

— Guy Maddin

I took a correspondence course with a guy at Ohio University. He gave me ten exercises, and one of them resulted in…

— Donald Ray Pollock

To compose is to remember music that has never been written.

— Robert Schumann

I don't think anything you've written is immortal as yet.

— Terence Young

I've always written down how I feel.

— Adele

“What is written in my destiny, it will happen anyway.”

— Raz Mihal

If I had more time, I would have written less.

— Mark Twain

All our souls are written in our eyes.

— Edmond Rostand

The saddest songs are written when a person is happy.

— Merle Travis

"Southland" was not written for a black woman.

— Regina King