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I think the novel form chose me. I was a writer before I became a criminal... my first instinct was to write. — Gregory David Roberts
I do write to be loved; I speak so that I am loved; I work for love; I live with others so that they may… — Angeles Mastretta
The sentences I write have their roots in song and poetry, and take their bearings from music and painting, as much as from the need… — Colm Toibin
With so many young playwrights, the true craft of writing for living voices is not what it used to be. They write for attention spans… — Athol Fugard
The hardest song to write is a protest song, a topical song with meaning. — Joan Baez
My best days do seem like a distillation of all that was best about school. Write a story! Paint a picture! Write a poem! Make… — Mark Haddon
I was going to be a musician, no matter what it took. I supported myself with blue-collared jobs so I could write music and be… — Chris Cornell
I make a discovery in a poem as I write it. — Rita Dove
Nobody can write better jokes putting me down than me. — Garry Shandling
Everyone in Tool is interested in how we present our music. We write a group of songs that have a vibe, energy and feeling, and… — Adam Jones
I waste most of the day, then finally start to write around 3 P.M., totally disgusted with myself for my wasteful nature. — Alain de Botton
Le Corbusier is an outstanding writer. His ideas achieved their impact in large measure because he could write so convincingly. His style is utterly clear,… — Alain de Botton
I read a great deal of science fiction with consummate pleasure between, say, the ages of 12 and 16. Then I got away from it.… — William Gibson
Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight;… — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
There were songs I would write about breaking up with somebody before I broke up with them, months and months before I broke up with… — Fiona Apple
When you write about animals, of course, you are really writing about the people who love and live with them. Animals mirror and reveal us.… — Jon Katz
If we look for human frailty in humans, we will always find it. When we focus on finding the frailties of those who hold priesthood… — Henry B. Eyring
From a building right in front of my windows, I can observe the speed of the sunrises and sunsets. The voices of children playing, laughing,… — Andrea Hirata
I want to write books that can truly become a legacy and bring benefits to people. — Andrea Hirata
I am a writer who has a policy to allocate 90 percent of my time for research and the remaining 10 percent to write. — Andrea Hirata

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