Writing Quotes

18562 Writing quotes by 6643 unique authors

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably. — Jean de la Bruyere
Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish… — Edward Albee
My thing is you just have to try to feel young and stay young. Obviously you get a little older, but I still want my… — Luke Bryan
Early in my songwriting career, when I was learning a lot about writing songs, I'd force myself to sit down until I came up with… — Luke Bryan
I will always really work hard to write as much as I can, but I also love sitting back and waiting on those big Nashville… — Luke Bryan
There's always gonna be guys who are just wonderful singers and probably shouldn't be writing songs. Then there's always gonna be guys who move up… — Luke Bryan
When I'm writing a song, it's just me and the songwriters. Then when the song is done, there are publishers that hear it, then people… — Luke Bryan
We generally write best of what we ourselves have seen. — James Buchan
I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work. — Pearl S. Buck
In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book.… — Pearl S. Buck
You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down. — Jimmy Buffett
And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And… — Jimmy Buffett
Anyone who tries to write a memoir needs to keep in mind that what's interesting to you isn't necessarily interesting to a reader. — Mitch Albom
I had a very high-grade publisher tell me I was incapable of writing a memoir. — Mitch Albom
I find interesting characters or lessons that resonate with people and sometimes I write about them in the sports pages, sometimes I write them in… — Mitch Albom
Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. — Carol Burnett
I have learned that it is far easier to write a speech about good advertising than it is to write a good ad. — Leo Burnett
In my writing I am acting as a map maker, an explorer of psychic areas, a cosmonaut of inner space, and I see no point… — William S. Burroughs
I started to write in about 1950; I was thirty-five at the time; there didn't seem to be any strong motivation. I simply was endeavoring… — William S. Burroughs
Speaking for myself, art differs from writing in that I never know what I'm going to paint until I paint it, so it's almost like… — William S. Burroughs
Visual art and writing don't exist on an aesthetic hierarchy that positions one above the other, because each is capable of things the other can't… — William S. Burroughs
Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters. — Steve Buscemi
I never had any master plan about directing, and I don't really write. — Steve Buscemi
Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend. — Barbara Bush
What I always wanted to get seen as was as a good actor, when it was the acting I was doing. When I'm writing, I… — Alan Alda

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