I Write Quotes

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I write short stories when a little idea occurs to me, that I know isn't a part of a novel that will stand by itself… — Roddy Doyle
I write what I call 'novels of consolation' for people who are bright and sophisticated. — Alan Furst
I write every paragraph four times - once to get my meaning down, once to put in anything I have left out, once to take… — Margery Allingham
I'm not used to not having enough time to live with the songs. Usually, if I write something, I live with it for a little… — Fiona Apple
I know what my job is: I write the songs, I sing them, I play them on the piano — Fiona Apple
I'm here because of what I write. Obviously, I must know something — Fiona Apple
Everything I write has a precedent in truth. — Ian Fleming
When I write, the story is always uppermost in my mind, and I feel that everything must be sacrificed to it. All elegant passages, all… — Paul Auster
Then what shall I write? I can't just write that this happened then this happened then this happened to boring infinitum. I'll let my journal… — David Almond
There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. ... It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy. I like to write. I… — J D Salinger
I write with a mouse, because it has no psychological associations or memories or habits associated with it. — Fred Frith
I write about sex because often it feels like the most important thing in the world. — Jeanette Winterson
I grew up in an environment of jokes and sarcasm and puns. I talk that way, so I write that way. — Allan Sloan
When I write I simply follow my heart. And my flights of fantasy. It is not done with a conscious effort. I'm continually inspired and… — Elizabeth Kim
The funny thing is that the process of coming up with an idea for a column or a 'Candid Camera' sequence is essentially the same… — Peter Funt
I write one step at a time, always finishing off the part I'm working on before even thinking about the next part. I need to… — Zach Condon
I write of youth, of love, and have access by these to sing of cleanly wantonness. — Catullus
Why do I write? I write because I have to, because it is all I know, because it is my truth, because I am compelled,… — Patrick Califia
When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those… — R L Stine
It's about the stories. If I write 14 stories that I love, then the next step is to get the environment of music around it… — Frank Ocean

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