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Dogs read the world through their noses and write their history in urine. — J. R. Ackerley
Whenever I write anything that sets up controversy its meaning is distorted almost instantly. Even the editorial writers of newspapers seem to be unable to… — H. L. Mencken
The mistake that is made always runs the other way. Because the plain people are able to speak and understand, and even, in many cases,… — H. L. Mencken
I don't write music for sissy ears. — Charles Ives
I write about what interests me. It's very dangerous when you try to satisfy an audience. — Jonathan Carroll
I find you write with one person in mind. Usually for me that one person is my wife, because she's my most severe critic and… — Jonathan Carroll
I think depression creates in me an urgent need to write, but I also believe that daily stress, and even the positive stress of intense… — Francesca Lia Block
An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in… — William Labov
There's a film you write, there's a film you shoot, and there's a film that you cut - and they're all different. — Paul Greengrass
Let there be no inscription upon my tomb. Let no man write my epitaph. No man can write my epitaph. I am here ready to… — Robert Emmet
Let no man write my epitaph. When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my… — Robert Emmet
I don't write books for people to be friends with the characters. If you want to find friends, go to a cocktail party. — ZoÃ« Heller
I think there are things in my story that have helped my creativity. Your father being killed, for instance, is one of the best things… — Roger Waters
All I do is write their names on the lineup card and let them play. Itâ€™s not a tough job. I havenâ€™t misspelled one name… — Unknown Author
All I want to do is write songs about funny characters I made up. — Wes Borland
The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find nothing to write. — Joseph Priestley
I'm not a real good musician, but I can write [a song] pretty well. I experiment once in a while to see what I can… — Marty Robbins
The real power of this book comes from its documentation from major sources. In fact, you will quickly discover that most of my documents about… — David Duke
I don't like to call myself a feminist writer. I say I'm a feminist, but I don't write to propagate an ism, — Shashi Deshpande
Even though I don't write about things that come from my life because I'm lucky, and I live in a great place with great kids… — Jodi Picoult

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