I Write Quotes

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I have to work really hard, eight shows a week, to get a nice check as an actor. But when I write a play, and… — Harvey Fierstein
Why do I write? It's not that I want people to think I am smart, or even that I am a good writer. I write… — Jonathan Safran Foer
There are two kinds of sculptures. There's the kind that subtracts: Michelangelo starts with a block of marble and chips away. And then there is… — Jonathan Safran Foer
Stories about mental aberration and oddity only make sense in context. Just how do people live with someone who is peculiar, gifted, strange or alien?… — Mark Haddon
I am not much of a researcher as a novelist; I write mainly from experience. — Mohsin Hamid
I don't listen to music when I write. I need silence so I can hear the sound of the words. — Mohsin Hamid
It's really funny - when I'm depressed or I'm having a hard time, I'll write really fun stuff. And then when I'm really happy, I… — Kathleen Hanna
I write as well as I can. I'm a journalist at heart, so it's the story that matters. — Robert Harris
I write for myself. I don't write because I have a record coming out. I write because I want to. I need to. — Hunter Hayes
The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every time I write… — Carl Hiaasen
I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money. — S E Hinton
I think I write in a fairly self-confident manner. — Christopher Hitchens
And when I was young, my family was perfectly nice. I write a lot about it, as you noticed. But it was rather limited. I… — Christopher Hitchens
Yes, I, well, when I write, as often as I can, I try to write as if I'm talking to people. It doesn't always work,… — Christopher Hitchens
I don't listen to music when I write - I find it distracting. — Khaled Hosseini
My wife is my in-home editor and reads everything I write. — Khaled Hosseini
Well, I write in exile because I cannot return to my country, so I have no choice but to see myself as an exiled writer. — Guillermo Cabrera Infante
What we call the 'world' and the 'universe' is only one frequency range in an infinite number sharing the same space. The interdimensional entities I… — David Icke
Whatever I write, no matter how gray or dark the subject matter, it's still going to be a comic novel. — John Irving
Writing a novel is actually searching for victims. As I write I keep looking for casualties. The stories uncover the casualties. — John Irving
I want my words to survive translation. I know when I write a book now I will have to go and spend three days being… — Kazuo Ishiguro
A lot of the songs I've recorded are songs I write. — Joan Jett
I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful. I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write… — Elton John
I write slowly by hand. Publishing is effectively bankrupt for you unless you are Danielle Steele. It takes a year to write book and advances… — Erica Jong
I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am. — Erica Jong

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