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I once had a boyfriend who couldn't write unless he was wearing a necktie and a dress shirt, which I thought was really weird, because… — Susan Orlean
As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me. — George Orwell
It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane. — George Orwell
I like to write, I like to do stand-up, I like to act. — Patton Oswalt
As a guitar player, it's harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like. — Brad Paisley
I wanted to write about the moment when your addictions no longer hide the truth from you. When your whole life breaks down. That's the… — Chuck Palahniuk
Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself. — Chuck Palahniuk
The only thing I shy away from is non-consensual violence. I can't write a story where someone is a simple victim because it's boring. — Chuck Palahniuk
I will never write a sequel to anything that I will ever write. — Chuck Palahniuk
If anything I try to write something that would be more difficult to film. I tend to see film as competition and would like instead… — Chuck Palahniuk
People would ask me to autograph their bodies and then the next time I'd see them on tour they'd have my autograph tattooed. I decided… — Chuck Palahniuk
Personally, I had a great education. My mum was a trained teacher, a Montessori teacher, and I know that I could not have written 'Eragon'… — Christopher Paolini
I've never had a divorce, but I've seen so many of my friends, my sister, my family go through that stuff, so I try to… — Dolly Parton
I think I've got my business notions and my sense for that sort of thing from my dad. My dad never had a chance to… — Dolly Parton
Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having… — Blaise Pascal
There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience warm them, and draw from their minds more than they… — Blaise Pascal
I was very against pink and purple when I was young, because they were girls' colors. But that was only because I didn't want people… — Danica Patrick
I guess I write four or five hours a day, but I do it seven days a week. It's very disciplined, yes, but it's joy… — James Patterson
I write larger than life. It's what I do. — James Patterson
I have a number of writers I work with regularly. I write an outline for a book. The outlines are very specific about what each… — James Patterson
I'm big on having a blistering pace. That's one of the hallmarks of what I do, and that's not easy. I never blow up cars… — James Patterson
In my office in Florida I have, I think, 30 manuscript piles around the room. Some are screenplays or comic books or graphic novels. Some… — James Patterson
I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring.… — Katy Perry
Anytime I have an idea, I'll make sure that I put it down so that when we do sit down to write an album, I… — Neil Peart
I really don't have a lot in common with the people who attend the Comic Con. It's like assuming that all people who write prose… — Harvey Pekar

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