Write Like Quotes

49 quotes by 49 authors

I don't think that women necessarily always write like women. I was a writer on the 'Comedy Central Roasts' for a while, and I always… — Whitney Cummings
If I'd learned nothing else, it was this: If you want to be a great writer, be a man. If you can't be a man,… — Julianna Baggott
And out of a desire essentially to imitate what I was reading, I began to write, like a clever monkey. — Russell Banks
I do wish I could write like some of the American women, who can be clever and heartfelt and hopeful; people like Lorrie Moore and… — Anne Enright
My works really begin in a very simple way. Sometimes it's an image, and sometimes it's words I might write, like a fragment of a… — Bill Viola
A man like Verdi must write like Verdi. — Giuseppe Verdi
I don't know if it's cool to say this anymore, but I grew up listening to Gary Glitter. A majority of his songs were in… — Martin Gore
I don't like to write like God. It is only because you never do it, though, that the critics think you can't do it. — Ernest Hemingway
I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child. — Vladimir Nabokov
Sometimes you find your voice by trying to write like people, and sometimes you find it by trying to write unlike people. — Salman Rushdie
When I was 21, I wanted to write like Kafka. But, unfortunately for me, I wrote like a script editor for 'The Simpsons' who'd briefly… — Zadie Smith
You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should do this. It will look good.' Or 'I'll write like… — Amy Tan
If you had a million Shakespeares, could they write like a monkey? — Steven Wright
Write like it matters, and it will. — Libba Bray
Being in the mood to write, like being in the mood to make love, is a luxury that isn't necessary in a long-term relationship. Just… — Julia Cameron
Read like a butterfly, write like a bee. — Philip Pullman
It never failedâ€”I'd buy a new journal, write like a madwoman for ten pages, then lose total interest in the process. Three months later, I'd… — MaryJanice Davidson
I sat on the bench by the willows and at my honey bun and read Triton. There are some awful things in the world, itâ€™s… — Jo Walton
Write like a motherfucker. — Cheryl Strayed
That's what it feels like when I write, like I have this beautiful world in my head, but when I try to remember it in… — Ruth Ozeki

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