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Once upon a time, I was a workaholic clocking more than 80 hours per week. That changed after I began to write. I now work… — Ashwin Sanghi
When I was young, all I wanted was to write books and be an artist. — Patti Smith
I would rather write or record something great and have it overlooked than do mediocre work and have it be popular. — Patti Smith
I write because I know that one day I will die, and thus I should experience as many deliberate observations, careful thoughts, wild ideas, and… — Amy Tan
The way to praise a poet is to write a poem. — Paul Engle
The most common misperception about me is that I write fast. I just write often. Every hour that I can. — Joyce Carol Oates
At thirty-five, having spent over twenty years running varied businesses for my family, I decided to sit down and write my first novel. I had… — Ashwin Sanghi
When I was little, I thought everyone in the world liked to read because it was so fun. But then I realised that was not… — Adora Svitak
When people write comedy from neutrality, it just gets kind of silly. — Mort Sahl
I just try to write songs that people are going to have a dialogue about. — Beyonce Knowles
You write about what you know, and you write about what you want to know. — Joyce Maynard
Whenever I write a novel, I have a strong sense that I am doing something I was unable to do before. With each new work,… — Haruki Murakami
To help people in the third world get educated and learn how to read and write is so important. I mean it is such an… — Eva Green
A memoir forces me to stop and remember carefully. It is an exercise in truth. In a memoir, I look at myself, my life, and… — Isabel Allende
I never try to convey a message, I just want to tell a story. Why that story in particular? I have no idea, but I… — Isabel Allende
I get up every morning early, when the sky is red, and write for 10 hours. — Isabel Allende
One of the things that always comes up in my writing is the search for freedom, especially in women. I always write about women who… — Isabel Allende
Every life of a character is within a context. If I write detached from a social and political background, my story looks like a soap… — Isabel Allende
When I got out of coaching, I had taught a class at the University of California, an extension class on football for fans. I was… — John Madden
Any play is hard to write, and plays are getting harder and harder to get on the stage. — Alan Alda

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