I Write Quotes

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I don't write about adolescence. I write about war. For adolescents. — Suzanne Collins
I don't write music for critics or hipsters.Â I write for me. — John Rzeznik
I write sets of books, but I've also written a lot of orphans. — Lynn Abbey
A lot of my songs are fantasy. I can dream up all kinds of things. That's the kind of world I live in. It's very… — Freddie Mercury
I write of love and death. What other subjects are there? — Arthur Schnitzler
Letâ€™s talk, you and I. Letâ€™s talk about fear. The house is empty as I write this; a cold February rain is falling outside. Itâ€™s… — Stephen King
I write five pages a day. If you would read five pages a day, we'd stay right even. — Robert B. Parker
I write only because I cannot stop. — Heinrich von Kleist
Yes, one uses what one knows, but autobiography means something else. I should never be able to write a real autobiography; I always end by… — Alberto Moravia
I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head — Chris Van Allsburg
I write about race in America in hopes of undermining the notion of race in America. — Richard Rodriguez
I write short, my words tight to the thread of the narrative. — Carmen Laforet
Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another thingâ€”very often I… — Ha Jin
I write for young girls of color, for girls who don't even exist yet, so that there is something there for them when they arrive.… — Ntozake Shange
I dont write particularly to effect social change. I believe writing can do that, but thats not why I write. — August Wilson
I have always been accused of taking the things I love â€“ football, of course, but also books and records â€“ much too seriously, and… — Nick Hornby
Whenever I write anything that sets up controversy its meaning is distorted almost instantly. Even the editorial writers of newspapers seem to be unable to… — H. L. Mencken
I write about what interests me. It's very dangerous when you try to satisfy an audience. — Jonathan Carroll
Shakespeare wrote about love. I write about love. Shakespeare wrote about gang warfare, family feuds and revenge. I write about all the same things. — Sister Souljah
I write novels about ordinary women who face seemingly insurmountable odds but through courage and determination find their heart's desire. — Francis Ray

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