I Write Quotes

1668 I Write quotes by 1176 unique authors

I just think that people are complicated, both men and women. It happens that I write more about women. — Curtis Sittenfeld
Anytime I write something that's trying to be too smart, it doesn't work. — Emeli Sande
Early on, a story's meaning and rationale seem pretty obvious, but then, as I write it, I realize that I know the meaning/rationale too well,… — George Saunders
I do not just write, I write what I am. If there is a secret, perhaps that is it. — Jose Saramago
I wanted to escape the unrest, to shut out the voices around me and within me, so I write. — Franz Kafka
I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By following… — Jonathan Lethem
Now I don't really write for adults or kids - I don't write for kids, I write about them. I think you need to do… — Jerry Spinelli
I'm not an angry person. When I write, the lawyer in me tries to make it as easy to read as possible. — Joe Scarborough
I write in American slang. — Norman Spinrad
I write a tiny fraction of what I used to write. My only job used to be to just write songs, and that was a… — Regina Spektor
I write in a pretty straightforward way. I kind of sit down at page one and start writing. — Zack Snyder
I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations. I enjoy my life… — Kate Voegele
Well, I think everything I've ever read contributes to the background from which I write. — Jack Vance
I used to be a pre-industrial writer: thousands of words in a spurt and then a few days off. But as I get older, I've… — Scott Westerfeld
Well, I write a lot of poetry - that's where it usually all starts. I definitely want to show you guys sides of me -… — Tristan Wilds
I don't think of myself as an illustrator. I think of myself as a cartoonist. I write the story with pictures - I don't illustrate… — Chris Ware
I don't write literary fiction - I write books that are entertaining, but are also, I hope, well-constructed and thoughtful and funny and have things… — Jennifer Weiner
I write about my region, the countryside in which I grew up. — Mo Yan
I write about adversity, I praise adversity, not to be pessimistic, but rather to strengthen myself. The more familiar that you are with it, the… — Criss Jami
I don't set out to transmit a message. I don't write with a political point of view. There are no religious overtones. Looking back at… — Lois Lowry
Every story I write is different. Some are hard. Some aren't. 'Chronicle' was tremendously easy. I have a hard time comparing my process on different… — Max Landis
Every year for New Years I write down all of my goals and dreams and put them in my Bible. At the end of the… — NeNe Leakes
I think a lot of people think that my parents' deaths is why I write such sad songs, but that's not true. Those songs may… — Shelby Lynne
I write about what I know. — Shelby Lynne
I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life. — Wally Lamb

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