I Write Quotes

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I write small and weird. Romcoms are not in my skill set. — Diablo Cody
I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve; I write about them. — Brian McKnight
I write about moments, and I don't make blanket statements about anything because no one has all the answers; nobody's come up with a foolproof… — Brian McKnight
I write out of my intellectual experience. — Tom Stoppard
When I was in junior high, I would carry around this huge volume of Shakespeare. I just like the romantic vibe. I write about it… — Fefe Dobson
For me, music is sort of my passion, more so than being an actor. I just never tried to make a career as a musician.… — Steve Kazee
Like most writers, I write about what has happened to me as that involves the minimum amount of research. — Steven Moffat
I have great love for St. Joseph, because he is a man of silence and strength. On my table I have a statue of St.… — Pope Francis
When I write, I use an Underwood #5 made in 1920. Someone gave me an electric typewriter, but there's no use pretending you can use… — Andy Rooney
With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me. — Madeleine L'Engle
I write for myself things that I've gone through. — Dolly Parton
I write, or used to write, to explain to myself situations I couldn't otherwise solve or understand. Meditation comes very naturally to me. — Anne Stevenson
I like to know the places I write about. I feel like it helps me ground the novel. My novels are 'realistic novels,' but they… — John Green
Writing is a mode of being. If I write I live. — Bernard Malamud
I write what I write. — Umberto Eco
Every time that I write a novel I am convinced for at least two years that it is the last one, because a novel is… — Umberto Eco
I write novellas because I don't like loose sprawling prose. — Jim Harrison
I don't read much of what I write because I worry about unintentionally borrowing something. — Kelley Armstrong
I write the story that nobody reads. Someday, I'm going to write it in German to see if anyone notices. — Rick Reilly
I write to try to find out who I am. One of my main themes is manliness. I think I'm trying to figure out what… — Ernest Gaines

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