Difficult Quote by Ama Ata Aidoo

As long as there's a strong theme that I can identify with, that's what makes me interested in writing.

— Bobcat Goldthwait

I think I'm drawn to writing about something which feels intense and important.

— Rose Tremain

Poetry is the hardest thing that there is. It fascinates me, so I want to write more of it.

— Steve Earle

Its not easy to write a poem about a poem.

— Dejan Stojanovic

You don't make a poem with ideas, but with words.

— Stephane Mallarme

I have to have something that really excites me in order to write about it.

— John Prine

I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.

— Ed Westwick

When I sit down to write, I don't think about writing about an idea or a given message. I just try to write a…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

It is hard for me to speak of themes. I like the reader to do that. Otherwise it feels like writing a 3rd grade…

— Tim Winton

I've reached a point in life where it would be easy to let down my guard and write simple imagistic poems. But I don't…

— Maxine Kumin

Most of the time I'm not really attracted to writing that's focused on filling and fighting it out within a well-defined container. I like…

— Stephen Vincent Benet

I always write about war, love, death, and injustice. There's plenty of that around, so I never run out of ideas.

— Lemmy