Writes Quotes

633 quotes by 541 authors

I wanted to be that quirky girl who writes funny songs that still have meaning. — Katy Perry
The real writer is one who really writes. Talent is an invention like phlogiston after the fact of fire. Work is its own cure. You… — Marge Piercy
I've always wondered, am I a writer who preaches or a preacher who writes? I don't know. I love them both. — John Piper
An author writes a book, and that's the book at that point. And if the author writes the book again, then somehow something has gone… — Terry Pratchett
Every person who speaks or writes for the public will make an occasional faux pas, and sooner or later will write or say something inappropriate. — Dennis Prager
A novelist who writes nothing for 10 years finds his reputation rising. Because I keep on producing books they say there must be something wrong… — J. B. Priestley
For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free. — Manuel Puig
At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European classical music. — Satyajit Ray
If I fail, the film industry writes me off as another statistic. If I succeed, they pay me a million bucks to fly out to… — George A. Romero
A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the… — Leo Rosten
Matthew Wiener on 'Mad Men' writes the entire series before they start shooting, and if you have that, then what you can do with character… — Salman Rushdie
Not everyone writes well from a child's point of view. — Richard Russo
The painter paints, the musician makes music, the novelist writes novels. But I believe that we all have some influence, not because of the fact… — Jose Saramago
Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set… — Jessica Savitch
For an author to write as he speaks is just as reprehensible as the opposite fault, to speak as he writes; for this gives a… — Arthur Schopenhauer
From time to time, as if heaven-sent to annoy, someone will ask me if I'm self-disciplined when it comes to my work. I usually look… — Will Self
A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes. — George Bernard Shaw
The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and about all time. — George Bernard Shaw
I carry my iPod everywhere. My favorite group is the John Butler Trio, an Australian jam band. The lead singer and guitarist writes amazing lyrics. — Hope Solo
I cannot say that I write with any social objective. One writes because one loves writing, really. — Tom Stoppard

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