I Write Quotes

1668 quotes by 1211 authors

As far as I am concerned, I write novels, and other people can do the labelling. — Peter Temple
When it comes to the personal essays I write, I just convince myself that no one will ever read them. — Dani Shapiro
I live with my family on the top of a hill in the country, and during the days, my house is quiet, save for the… — Dani Shapiro
I get so much inspiration from my travels, but I also started an exercise where I write down so many words every week. Then I… — Francisco Costa
Whenever I write about immigration, I hear heart-wrenching stories of computer workers who are unemployed and facing severe hardship. — Vivek Wadhwa
I write line by line, by the sound and the weight and the music of the words. — Jayne Anne Phillips
I write nothing but contemporary romances. — Chuck Palahniuk
I write in a noisy, distracting world so the books can be read there. — Chuck Palahniuk
When I write, I create really absurd situations which become false because I am after the joke. — Sally Phillips
A poem I write is not just about me; it is about national identity, not just regional but national, the history of people in relation… — Natasha Trethewey
I always have Moleskine notebooks on my desk. I am a big journaler. Every day I write down where I went, who I spoke to… — Alexa Von Tobel
I always try to find the truth in a situation. That unvarnished, pure nugget of truth at the core of every issue that I write… — Michael Arrington
I write poems like some people sing in the bathroom. — Amit Bhatia
I write music to both the situations and the lyrics in plays. — Jerome Kern
I write a ridiculous number of drafts. The characters change and grow through the drafting, and my understanding of them deepens. Creating characters in a… — Robert Boswell
I write novels with a lawyer as the hero, no matter how oxymoronic that might sound. — William Lashner
When I write legally, I try to write very plain, very vanilla, very clear. — William Lashner
I like writing, but I write for self-improvement more than I do for money. — Thomas Steinbeck
I write autobiographically, although I apply liberal amounts of poetic license. — Michael Franks
I write as a matter of need - seven books and God knows how many short stories before anyone published me. — Jonathan Evison

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