Write Things Quotes

53 quotes by 48 authors

Next to doing things that deserve to be written, nothing gets a man more credit, or gives him more pleasure than to write things that… — Lord Chesterfield
If a writer is so cautious that he never writes anything that cannot be criticized, he will never be able to write anything that can… — Thomas Merton
Tips for aspiring writers: don't be afraid of writing rubbish. It's very easy to become hypnotised by an empty page or screen. It's tempting to… — Frances Hardinge
I used to write things out beforehand. But sometimes it backfires — Todd Barry
I never had any lessons. When I first started playing I used to read music. I was very interested in music. But when I started… — John Bonham
What is it that really makes us, us? It's our collective intelligence. It's our ability to write things down, our language and our consciousness. — Louise Leakey
I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't… — Elton John
I never really wanted to be an actor. And that was the beginning of it, I began to write things down and eventually became a… — Barry Levinson
When you write things down, they sometimes take you places you hadn't planned. — Melanie Benjamin
A letter is always better than a phone call. People write things in letters they would never say in person. They permit themselves to write… — Alice Steinbach
It's very important to write things down instantly, or you can lose the way you were thinking out a line. I have a rule that… — Mary Oliver
When you write things down, you commit to doing them. If you simply tell me what you want to do, there is really no commitment… — David Cottrell
The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it — Joan Didion
I always write things that entertain me, and one of the things that I find really enjoyable to explore is the idea of love. I… — Stephenie Meyer
I love comedy and I would write things to myself as an exercise in writing. I didn't do well for years, and I quit. I… — George Lopez
My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can relate to. Whether… — Kate Voegele
Mostly I have to try to censor myself so as not to write things that will hurt other people, or that will go too far. — Jonathan Ames
I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that… — Laurie Anderson
Here is my theory on this one. If you write things down, if there is a mystery and you try and explain it, once you've… — Joey Santiago
I tend to write things seven times before I show them to my editor. I write them seven times, then I take them on tour,… — David Sedaris

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