I Write Quotes

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It's like my whole world is coming undone, but when I write, my pencil is a needle and thread, and I'm stitching the scraps back… — Julia Alvarez
When I'm writing, I write. And then it's as if the muse is convinced that I'm serious and says, 'Okay. Okay. I'll come.' — Maya Angelou
I used to think, 'How can I write my life story? I'm still living it. — Frank Serpico
I write everything many times over. All my thoughts are second thoughts. — Aldous Huxley
Actually, when I write, there is a feeling of necessity, of something that is stronger than myself that demands that I must write as I… — Jacques Derrida
I write in the first person because I have always wanted to make my life more interesting than it was. — Diane Wakoski
May I write words more naked than flesh, stronger than bone, more resilient than sinew, sensitive than nerve. — Sappho
I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them. — John Ashbery
I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers. I don't write… — Sherman Alexie
Like most little girls, I found the lure of grown-up accessories astonishing - lipstick, perfume, hats and gloves. When I write female characters in my… — Sara Sheridan
It's a discovery of a story when I write a book, a case of inching ahead on each page and discovering what's beyond in the… — Michael Ondaatje
I write books to relieve myself of pain. That's the prime motivator to write. Period. — Bret Easton Ellis
I would be lost without the feeling of antagonism that people have towards me. I write out of defiance. — Jamaica Kincaid
I write back to all the soldiers who write to me and send them posters and calendars. — Brooke Burke
I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done with it, usually another year goes by before I see… — Margaret Haddix
I try not to be overly literal. When I'm writing songs, I write down a lot of words, and then I try to simplify it.… — Neko Case
I don't write about what I know: I write in order to find out what I know. — Patricia Hampl
I write to breathe life back into memory. — Bernice L. McFadden
I write as if I've lived a lot of things I haven't lived. — Margaret Atwood
I write and sing about whatever I am able to understand and feel. — Bill Withers
I work as an artist, and I think the audience of one, which is the self, and I have to satisfy myself as an artist.… — August Wilson
I will always believe in love and I don't care what happens to me or how many times I get my heart broken, or how… — Taylor Swift
Besides being asked why I write about young characters, I am often asked how I write about young characters. How do I throw myself across… — Ann Brashares
Songwriting is determined by me, man... just me. I write from real life, you... — T-Pain
As I write in 2012 we certainly do not believe that it is over yet, and the worst may be yet to come. Efforts by… — Robert J. Shiller

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