Write One Quotes

87 quotes by 75 authors

• The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when… — James M. Barrie
• No one ever comitted suicide while reading a good book, but many have tried while trying to write one. — Ed Byrne
• My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the lotus position, compose my mind… — Edward Abbey
• Talent is a question of quantity. Talent does not write one page; it writes three hundred. — Jules Renard
• Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer. — Len Deighton
• A man can write one book that can be great, but this doesn't make him a great writer-just the writer of a great book. .… — Anthony Burgess
• A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies… — Sheryl Crow
• My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director. ... (when asked who wrote 'Some Enchanted Evening') Rodgers and Hammerstein, if you can imagine… — Cole Porter
• It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided… — Dan Castellaneta
• I thought I'd write one book and the world would change overnight — James Levine
• A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies… — Sheryl Crow
• My way of finding a place in this world is to write one. — Barbara Kingsolver
• I write one step at a time, always finishing off the part I'm working on before even thinking about the next part. I need to… — Zach Condon
• Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there are two poems I need to write, one about x,… — Sharon Olds
• I'd rather write one good book than ten mediocre ones. — Donna Tartt
• Id love to have another film to go on to. Im in the mood to work. But I have to be patient, you know, to… — Peter Weir
• Everyone thinks they're going to write one book of poems or one novel. — Marilyn Hacker
• Because to write, one must truly suffer. — Juan Rulfo
• Mysteries I read for fun, so I will probably never write one, for fear of spoiling the fun. — Fred Saberhagen
• I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don't know how many books I will be able to… — Haruki Murakami

Who Wrote These Write One Quotes

75 authors contributed a total of 87 Write One Quotes, led by these top contributors:

• 4 Write One Quotes by Ernest Hemingway
• 2 Write One Quotes by Sheryl Crow
• 1 Write One Quote by Amy Hempel
• 1 Write One Quote by Jay Asher
• 1 Write One Quote by Dan Beachy-Quick
• 1 Write One Quote by Paula McLain
• 1 Write One Quote by Jane Rule
• 1 Write One Quote by John Banville
• 1 Write One Quote by Stanley Crawford
• 1 Write One Quote by Edgar Rice Burroughs
• 1 Write One Quote by Samuel Johnson
• 1 Write One Quote by Daniel Quinn
• 1 Write One Quote by James M. Barrie
• 1 Write One Quote by Sue Grafton
• 1 Write One Quote by Gretchen Rubin
• 1 Write One Quote by Ed Byrne
• 1 Write One Quote by Amy Poehler
• 1 Write One Quote by Tom Stoppard
• 1 Write One Quote by Edward Abbey
• 1 Write One Quote by Antonia Fraser
• 1 Write One Quote by Sharon Kay Penman
• 1 Write One Quote by Jules Renard
• 1 Write One Quote by Mark Twain
• 1 Write One Quote by Michael LeBoeuf
• 1 Write One Quote by Len Deighton