I Begin Quotes

229 I Begin quotes by 197 unique authors

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 don’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 I’m aware: something that I don’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
I begin by assembling notes on characters. Large swaths of the plot become clear to me as I do this. — James Ellroy
When I see my opponent, I begin to shake uncontrollably. Once he hits me, I think to myself, you just hit Wanderlei Silva, how dare… — Wanderlei Silva
Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform… — Zach Wamp
I have learned, as has many another better writer, to summon inspiration to my call as soon as I begin my day's stint, and not… — Albert Payson Terhune
My wife - to-be and I went to see my father. Only he could answer the two questions before us: Shall we get married now?… — Emanuel Celler
Therefore I begin to think, my Lord, you purposely allow us to be brought into contact with the bad and evil things that You want… — Hannah Hurnard
The moment a book is lent I begin to miss it. — Anatole Broyard
Now I begin to feel that that all that is important comes in quietness and waiting; activity should be only the working out, the digesting… — Rodney Collin
Consider all the past as nothing, and say, like David: Now I begin to love my God. — Saint Francis de Sales
I am thankful for small mercies. I compared notes with one of my friends who expect everything of the universe, and is disappointed when anything… — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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