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Occasionally I write a small piece or the odd lecture in English, and I teach in English, but my fiction is always written in German. — W G Sebald
I used to write in a room overlooking the valley from where I could see too much, whether checking the sheep and alpacas or seeing… — Antony Beevor
Michael Landon was the biggest influence. As a child, I watched him write, direct, star, and produce a TV show every week. He showed me… — Patrick Labyorteaux
I write the story as it comes to me - YA is my natural voice, not a conscious choice. — Marie Lu
South African literature is a literature in bondage. It is a less-than-fully-human literature. It is exactly the kind of literature you would expect people to… — J M Coetzee
I write everything in Courier 12 because I write for publication, not pleasure. — Andrew Vachss
Never again can the Republican Party simply write off entire segments of our society because we assume our principles have limited appeal. They have broad… — Jeb Bush
I used to think that I could be successful if I pretended to be a 23-year-old black woman. I wanted to find a young black… — Edmund White
Either we need to redefine what probable cause means and say that police are not subject to it, or we arrest officers right away just… — Al Sharpton
I write the kinds of novels I like to read, where the setting is rendered with love and care. — Elizabeth George
When you write a play, you work out like a musician on a piece of music. You find all the rhythms and the melody and… — Sam Shepard
My father being in the movie business, I thought being an actor would be great. But when I started singing to people in coffeehouses, you… — David Crosby
I am a big believer in the fact that all authors really write only one book. — Scott Turow
I write based on powerful inner impulses, and those seem to shift over time. — Scott Turow
I feel a duty to write because I can write songs. — Justin Hayward
When all my kids were at home, I used to write from midnight onwards. — Sue Townsend
I could have been a better mother. My children assure me it was fine. But when you are running to catch the train to go… — Sue Townsend
I was given the opportunity to write the kind of book that I wanted to write, rather than one that catalogues where I sang and… — Jessye Norman
Each of our collections is like a movie. We write the script, and this Sicilian woman who has traveled around the world plays the lead… — Domenico Dolce
When you write for children and young adults, you have much more affect and influence on them than when you write for adults. The books… — O. R. Melling

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