I Begin Quotes

229 quotes by 197 authors

I've always seen myself in sentences. I begin to recognize myself, word by word, as I work through a sentence. — Don DeLillo
Plot is a map and I begin with it. It is what made me admire the novels of the 19th century; that the stories are… — John Irving
I don't think of decorating as a science or a discipline. People always say start with the rug, but it is often the last thing… — Unknown Author
I begin to see that a man's got to be in his own heaven to be happy. — Mark Twain
These pages are not my confession; theyâ€™re my definition. And I feel, as I begin to write it, that I can write it with some… — Fernando Pessoa
I spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose. — Jeffery Deaver
When I think of happiness or joy in this life, I begin with some experiences that are simple and basic. I see the expression on… — Dallin H. Oaks
When I begin a book, I inevitably discover many things along the way, about the characters, their past histories and the political intrigues that surround… — David Brin
I begin by writing paragraphs that donâ€™t have an immediate relation to a plot. The sound of the story comes first. — Grace Paley
I begin by considering an effect. — Maurice Ravel
When I write, I don't know what is going to emerge. I begin in a condition of complete unknowing, an utter nakedness of concept or… — Jane Hirshfield
Today when I begin writing Iâ€™m aware: something that I donâ€™t understand drives this engine. — Donald Hall
I begin to regard the death and mangling of a couple thousand men as a small affair, a kind of morning dash-and it may be… — William Tecumseh Sherman
I may film scenes I had no intention of filming; things suggest themselves on location, and we improvise. I try not to think about it… — Michelangelo Antonioni
I must always have a clear image of the form of a work before I begin. Otherwise there is no impulse to create. — Barbara Hepworth
That of all the several ways of beginning a book which are now in practice throughout the known world, I am confident my own way… — Laurence Sterne
When I begin to eliminate from the list all those professions which are impossible from a financial point of view and then those which I… — Wilfred Owen
Today I begin a new life. Today I shed my old skin which hath, too long, suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of… — Og Mandino
Well, I get my subject on Wednesday night; I think it out carefully on Thursday, and make my rough sketch; on Friday morning I begin,… — John Tenniel
If I begin my book with a review of the coup, it is only to show that my abiding interests for Australia did not end… — Gough Whitlam

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