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This grant gave me more than memories; it gave me a crucial experience that is formative to all writers: the ability to perceive that we… — Paula Vogel
It would just be a pamphlet. Three pages. The first page would be Drugs I Have Taken and then a list. The next page would… — Unknown Author
The usual run of children's books left me cold, and at the age of six I decided to write a book of my own. I… — Bruce Chatwin
Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write. I have candles going, and small objects that remind me of what… — Adriana Trigiani
Read as much as you can. Write only when you feel the inner need to do so. And don’t ever rush into print. — Nick Flynn
I figured I’d probably write 50 scripts in my life. Out of those 50, I figured maybe five would be produced, and that maybe one… — Michael Arndt
I'm a writer, and what I do is write. I wasn't able to do anything else. — Hugh Leonard
It is not necessary to argue to those for whom I write that the two great needs of mankind, that all men may be lifted… — Josiah Strong
In these letters which I write, in the testimonies I bear, I am presenting to you that which the Lord has presented to me. I… — Ellen G. White
If you listen first, and write later, then what you write will have had time to filter through your brain and you'll be in what… — Jaron Lanier
Bring forth what is true; Write it so it it's clear. Defend it to your last breath. — Ludwig Boltzmann
It makes me feel wonderful that people still care for me... that I have so many fans among young people, who write to me and… — Bettie Page
He was always saying, 'I wonder what Paul is doing.' When John and I were together, and this is about a week or two before… — Unknown Author
I think all good writing is a struggle. To write as well as you feel you can has to be a struggle, almost by definition,… — Jane Asher
I learned to write because I am one of those people who somehow cannot manage the common communications of smiles and gestures, but must use… — Bill James
A.J. Liebling, one of my heroes, used to say that he could write better than anyone who wrote faster, and faster than anyone who could… — David Remnick
Everybody has a cartoon of themselves. Mine is: I write very fast, and I'm ruthlessly efficient with my time. — David Remnick
No Time For Goodbye is a deliciously smart thriller, full of surprises and perfect pacing. I'm jealous I didn't write it. — Alafair Burke
But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don't write short stories because they turn into… — Jonathan Coe
Popularity doesn't bother me. It attests to the affection and comprehension of the public. The important thing is to retain the pioneer spirit. I profoundly… — Ennio Morricone
People who read poetry have heard about the burning bush, but when you write poetry, you sit inside the burning bush. — Li-Young Lee
Every time you write a poem it’s apocalyptic. You’re revealing who you really are to yourself. — Li-Young Lee
Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about. — R. W. Apple
You have to want to write and like to write. Sit down at that desk or machine or laptop and tell stories. — Linda Fairstein
I love to write quartets. One could say that this is a mania. — Heitor Villa-Lobos

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