I Write Quotes

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Whenever I've been stuck on a project, it's always brought me solace to the return to books that moved me in the past. It's a… — Leslie Jamison
To be honest, I think about the clubs when I write. But I should probably start thinking about stadiums, because the songs sound even better… — Young Jeezy
The reason I write is that I'm not in dialogue with my emotions; writing puts me in touch with myself. — Etgar Keret
Before I write the first page of a novel, I spend a long time creating detailed backgrounds for my characters. I imagine the experiences that… — Lisa Kleypas
I take almost no notes when I write. I have one notebook - this old green leather notebook that my dad gave me a decade… — Nicole Krauss
I write simply because I hear voices of people in my head who won't give me peace until I convey their stories to the rest… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor. — Carole King
I write for a certain sphere of readers in the United States who on average watch seven and a half hours of multichannel television per… — Jerzy Kosinski
I write when I have to; I write when the song is done and I deal with the idea and I just go with it… — Kerry King
I'm proud of what I write and feel endorsed by my readers. — Marian Keyes
Usually I write about what I care about, which is a weakness but I think also a strength. — Mickey Kaus
I write the way I write. — Robert Kirkman
The one reader I'm trying to please as I write is me, and I'm pretty difficult to please. — Sara Zarr
I don't know why I write really depressing songs. I'm a kind of melancholy guy, I suppose. But I figure I'm about normal. — Townes Van Zandt
When I write now, I pretend I'm holding hands with the old me. I try to make sense of all those questions for her... — Meg Medina
I don't write songs about a specific, elusive thing. I write about love, and everyone knows what it is like to have your heart broken. — Adele
I write songs about stuff that I can't really get past personally - and then I write a song about it and I feel better. — Amy Winehouse
I write four books a year. I'm very fortunate that I write quickly; around 3,500 words a day. Being strict about delineating my writing time… — Alexander McCall Smith
I write because I want to end my loneliness. Books make people less alone. That, before and after everything else, is what books do. They… — Jonathan Safran Foer
When I write a book, I write very cleanly from page one to the last page. I hardly ever write out of sequence. — Gregory Maguire

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