I Write Quotes

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I write with as much objectivity as I can. — Ernest Gaines
I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know. — Jean M. Auel
I myself never make any notes. Usually, if I write something down, I can't read it afterwards. — Roman Abramovich
I write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together. — Lucinda Williams
Well, to be honest I think I tell less truth when I write journalism than when I write fiction. — Julian Barnes
Most of the people I write about have been ambitious outlanders who have been attracted to New York from other parts of the world. — Jay McInerney
When I write, I get glimpses into future novels. — Patricia Briggs
It comes back to the same old question people are always asking me: 'When are you going to do a solo record?' Well, if I… — Eddie Van Halen
I contend that in the kind of nonfiction I write, and that other people also pursue, anything is permissible provided the reader knows what you're… — William Least Heat-Moon
While I would agree that I write about serious subjects, and that they're not necessarily the most pleasant subjects or even the most pleasant people,… — Ann Beattie
When I write about my childhood I think, oh my God, how did I ever get from there to here? Not that any great thing… — Paul Theroux
I still use quill and parchment. I do e-mails, and I write, but I don't go around surfing too much. — Oscar Nunez
I play in a band, I write songs, I sing, you know, perform on stage. — Adam Levine
I feel sometimes that I'm in a constant state of being lost in translation, and I guess that why I write songs. — Laura Marling
I can't remove the autobiographical slant from the things I write. You always bring yourself into what you're writing. — Natalie Merchant
All I write about is what's happened to me and to people I know, and the better I know them, the more likely they are… — Norman MacCaig
My favorite music to sing would be my own songs, my original songs, just because I know them, you know I write the tunes, so… — Paul McDonald
I am a scientist and I am a physician. So I write papers. — Siddhartha Mukherjee
I grew up in a community where it was not the exception to be a good girl. It was sort of expected. And all of… — Stephenie Meyer
Of course you have memories, and these memories are convincing. But it's really at the moment when I write them down - when I write… — Amelie Nothomb

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