Write Quotes

10211 Write quotes by 4912 unique authors

I prefer to write first drafts as soon as possible after waking, so that the oneiric inscape is still present to me. — Will Self
I write because I feel driven to write. I write from a sense of inner necessity. I don't write for anything other than that. — Will Self
For myself, I haven't been content to carry on producing books that merely strain against the conventions - as I've grown older, and realised that… — Will Self
I always wanted to write fiction. Always. As far back as I can remember it's been integral to my sense of myself - everything else… — Will Self
I write as someone who has no more time for repressive Islam than he does for repressive Christianity or Judaism, but at least look at… — Will Self
I'm very happy for whatever plaudits might come the way of my work, but I never ever sit down to write x with y in… — Will Self
To attempt to write seriously is always, I feel, to fail - the disjunction between my beautifully sonorous, accurate and painfully affecting mental content, and… — Will Self
You cannot write for children They're much too complicated. You can only write books that are of interest to them. — Maurice Sendak
I want to write something so simple, so short and so silly... and I want it to be for my brother. — Maurice Sendak
I write books that seem more suitable for children, and that's OK with me. They are a better audience and tougher critics. Kids tell you… — Maurice Sendak
Write verse, not poetry. The public wants verse. If you have a talent for poetry, then don't by any means mother it, but try your… — Robert W. Service
I often feel newspapers are just filling up space. Of course, I also know people who write really long books. — Vikram Seth
I rarely listen to music while writing. If I don't like it, it bothers me, and if I like it, it absorbs me so much… — Vikram Seth
It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a… — Vikram Seth
Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs… — Shakira
Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and you're a Shakespeare. — George Bernard Shaw
Isaac Singer was born in Poland and doesn't write in English. Still, he's an American. — Irwin Shaw
I have more free time than a lot of individuals, so, instead of talking, I sometimes write. — Wallace Shawn
For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a form of writing.… — Wallace Shawn
I wrote my first play at the age of 10, 55 years ago, and I've always found it a fantastic relief to imagine I know… — Wallace Shawn
Instead of writing songs for girls, I tend to write albums, which I guess is a bit weird. — Ed Sheeran
The more you write tunes, the better they will become. The more you do gigs, the better you will become. — Ed Sheeran
I think the moment you start trying to please a fan base is when you start going downhill. I'm going to always, always write about… — Ed Sheeran
Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when… — Sidney Sheldon
When you write a movie, you have a hundred collaborators. But when you write a novel, it's yours. — Sidney Sheldon

Who Wrote These Write Quotes

4,912 authors contributed a total of 10,211 Write Quotes, led by these top contributors: