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At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am very… — John M. Ford
To observe the world carefully, to write a lot and often, on a schedule if necessary, to use the dictionary a lot, to look up… — Lydia Davis
Judging from the letters I've received from obviously feeble-minded persons who wish I would write another These Old Shades, it ought to sell like hot… — Georgette Heyer
Write good content about stuff that you love. Readers will find you. — Michael Arrington
As a young writer, I was on guard against the Latina in me, the Spanish in me because as far as I could see the… — Julia Alvarez
I write about race in America in hopes of undermining the notion of race in America. — Richard Rodriguez
To write honestly and with all our powers is the least we can do, and the most. — Eudora Welty
I write short, my words tight to the thread of the narrative. — Carmen Laforet
Bad facts make bad law, and people who write bad laws are in my opinion more dangerous than songwriters who celebrate sexuality. Freedom of speech,… — Frank Zappa
I think part of the appeal of mathematical logic is that the formulas look mysterious - you write backward Es! — Hilary Putnam
Death, death. Now I won't be able to write my beautiful memoirs. — Joachim von Ribbentrop
Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another thing—very often I… — Ha Jin
It's a very organic process, and it has a specific order to it. I love to write, and once you've written, then you arrange. After… — Joan Armatrading
I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday, — Nelson DeMille
The first book is the book you have to write to get back at your parents; the book you always had in you. Once you… — Shirley Jackson
Dad and I did not care at all for your story in The New Yorker … [I]t does seem, dear, that this gloomy kind of… — Shirley Jackson
Write what you like; there is no other rule. — O. Henry
Gimme the tune. Do I like this tune? Does it sound like another tune that I like? The more familiar it is, the better I… — Frank Zappa
I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing… — Tayari Jones
I am gonna write poems til i die and when i have gotten outta this body i am gonna hang round in the wind and… — Ntozake Shange
I started writing because there's an absence of things I was familiar with or that I dreamed about. One of my senses of anger is… — Ntozake Shange
I write for young girls of color, for girls who don't even exist yet, so that there is something there for them when they arrive.… — Ntozake Shange
Between speeches and awards, you can find something to do every other week. It's hard to write. Your focus gets splintered. Once you put one… — August Wilson
I dont write particularly to effect social change. I believe writing can do that, but thats not why I write. — August Wilson
I have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool. It is scandalous that I should have to write these things about… — Bill Shankly

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