I Write Quotes

1668 quotes by 1211 authors

I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It's totally for myself. I never in my wildest dreams expected this… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I do what I do, and write what I write, without calculating what is worth what and so on. Fortunately, I am not a banker… — Arundhati Roy
I get so happy when I write a joke. It's a very satisfying, liberating feeling. — Rita Rudner
I write books I'd enjoy reading, I'm the reader standing behind my shoulder. — Salman Rushdie
I'm a big-city boy. What I like is big cities. It's not just what I like. It's what I write about. — Salman Rushdie
I don't read my books, I write them. Once I've finished the many years it usually takes me to write them, I can't bear to… — Salman Rushdie
I make it clear why I write as I do and why other poets write as they do. After hundreds of experiments I decided to… — Carl Sandburg
When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day. — Jose Saramago
For me, drawing is a question of death and life. Every day I draw, I write, I do something. — Marjane Satrapi
I think with pictures; I'm a very lousy writer. If I write without pictures, I become this pathetic chick sitting somewhere trying to be interesting. — Marjane Satrapi
When I write I know that I'm going to have to produce 40 percent more than I need. — George Saunders
When I write a song, I tap into the emotion and the feeling and then I use the emotion to write the words. It's the… — Jill Scott
I write because I feel driven to write. I write from a sense of inner necessity. I don't write for anything other than that. — Will Self
I write as someone who has no more time for repressive Islam than he does for repressive Christianity or Judaism, but at least look at… — Will Self
I write books that seem more suitable for children, and that's OK with me. They are a better audience and tougher critics. Kids tell you… — Maurice Sendak
Before I write a novel, images float around in my head that work like icons - they are meaningless in themselves, but serve as reminders. — Jane Smiley
I write with a pen and paper. Never on a laptop. — Robert Smith
I put my soul into every book I write. — Wilbur Smith
I write my books in my head, and not in a specific study with a view. The view is from my inner eyes. — Wilbur Smith

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