I Write Quotes

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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
I write to be truthful in my songs, which is why I wrote what's painfully truthful about my life in my autobiography. — Rick Springfield
I'm not in any rush. I'm not somebody who, if I write a song, I get it out. That's not something I've ever really quite… — Bruce Springsteen
Sometimes I write with music on, and if I'm in a good flow, I don't even hear it. — Sylvester Stallone
If I write for myself, I write a song and I bring in the musicians that are best suited to play it. There's a freedom… — Paul Stanley
I write the music, produce it and the band plays within the parameters that I set. — Sting
I write for film or, in this case, television when I haven't got a play cooking. — Tom Stoppard
I cannot say that I write with any social objective. One writes because one loves writing, really. — Tom Stoppard
I write scenes - often quite long scenes - mainly because I still get seduced into writing six lines where one and a half will… — Tom Stoppard
I write plays because writing dialogue is the only respectable way of contradicting yourself. I put a position, rebut it, refute the rebuttal, and rebut… — Tom Stoppard
For a long time I managed to think two things simultaneously, that I am actually a good playwright, and that the next time I write… — Tom Stoppard
I don't need to write comics for a living. I have movies and TV for that. I write comics for one reason and one reason… — J. Michael Straczynski
I write songs that are like diary entries. I have to do it in order to feel sane. — Taylor Swift
Most of the time, songs that I write end up being finished in 30 minutes or less. — Taylor Swift
I feel the emotion that life conjures up and the songs I write get me closer to my feelings and realising who I am. It's… — Taylor Swift
I'm very happy with the way I write. I think I do it good. But I've never really considered myself a writer. — Quentin Tarantino

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