I Write Quotes

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I write slowly. I actually write quickly, but I throw out so much material. — Dan Brown
I find interesting characters or lessons that resonate with people and sometimes I write about them in the sports pages, sometimes I write them in… — Mitch Albom
I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible. — David Byrne
Sometimes I write stuff that strangely predicts what's going to happen in my life. — David Byrne
I write hate lyrics really well. It's not every day you can use them, really. — Nick Cave
I'm a believer. I don't go to church. I don't belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn't write what… — Nick Cave
I get criticized for a lot of what I write about, but as far as I'm concerned I'm actually standing up and having a look… — Nick Cave
I write a lot, and very often I write a couple of lines that are particularly revealing in some kind of way. And then as… — Nick Cave
The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and transform them in… — Nick Cave
When I make a film - I direct my own film, I write my own script - that's what I want to hear from the… — Jackie Chan
I sing songs that I have lived or I write them because I have lived them. I think the believability factor is key. — Kelly Clarkson
I'm the perfect amount of guarded. I don't reveal too much, and I never reveal who the songs are about. They are real life. People… — Kelly Clarkson
I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic. — Isabel Allende
I write to understand my circumstances, to sort out the confusion of reality, to exorcise my demons. But most of all, I write because I… — Isabel Allende
I have more freedom when I write fiction, but my memoirs have had a much stronger impact on my readers. Somehow the 'message,' even if… — Isabel Allende
I write from my soul. This is the reason that critics don't hurt me, because it is me. If it was not me, if I… — Paulo Coelho
When I write, I tend to twist my hair. Something for my small mind to do, I guess. — Maya Angelou
I would be a liar, a hypocrite, or a fool - and I'm not any of those - to say that I don't write for… — Maya Angelou
I agree with Balzac and 19th-century writers, black and white, who say, 'I write for money.' Yes, I think everybody should be paid handsomely; I… — Maya Angelou
It's still scary every time I go back to the past. Each morning, my heart catches. When I get there, I remember how the light… — Maya Angelou

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