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Writing Quotes by Jackie Collins
- A lot of people talk about writing. The secret is to write, not talk.
- Whatever you have a passion for, then you must do. If you want to write, write about something you know about.
- I have this theory that people in Hollywood don't read. They read 'Vanity Fair' and then consider themselves terribly well read. I think I can…
- Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about…
- I don't believe in writing anything that I don't know about or haven't researched about personally. I like to transport the reader to places, and…
- I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.
- I am still shocking people today, and I don't know why. Is it because I'm a woman talking about sex and men? One magazine said…
- I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just…
- Where was Paris Hilton a year ago? She's a fabulous character to write about.
- I write about the American dream: if you set your mind to do something, you can do it. My fans know they're getting the real…
- I write synopses after the book is completed. I can't write it beforehand, because I don't know what the book's about. I invent something for…
- If you want to be a writer-stop talking about it and sit down and write!
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- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
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- A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit. — Richard Bach
- In every song I write, whether it's a love song or a political song or a song about family, the one thing… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold
- Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. — Sholem Asch
- Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core… — Isaac Asimov
- If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster. — Isaac Asimov
- Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not. — Isaac Asimov