Writing Quotes

18562 Writing quotes by 6643 unique authors

It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's… — Johnny Cash
I try never to focus on the radio, just find great songs, find emotion and just write the best songs you can. I think when… — Gary Allan
Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen. — Willa Cather
To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view,… — Willa Cather
I don't write happy songs. Who does? I don't know anybody who writes happy songs, really. — Nick Cave
I write hate lyrics really well. It's not every day you can use them, really. — Nick Cave
If you took love out of the equation, I wouldn't know what else to write about. — Nick Cave
The problem with books, now that I've written one, is that the idea of adaptation is so much easier than sitting down to write something… — Nick Cave
Writing is a necessary thing for me, just to keep myself level. It has beneficial effects on my life. — Nick Cave
Writing screenplays makes me a better musician because it clears my head. After writing a movie, I go running back to music as fast as… — Nick Cave
You write a scene, and it works or it doesn't. It's immediate. — Nick Cave
I'm a believer. I don't go to church. I don't belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn't write what… — Nick Cave
I became a script writer with absolutely no idea of how to write a script whatsoever. I still feel a bit of an outsider in… — Nick Cave
I consider myself to be first and foremost a comic writer. The way I entertain myself - especially in those long and grim hours in… — Nick Cave
I get criticized for a lot of what I write about, but as far as I'm concerned I'm actually standing up and having a look… — Nick Cave
I used to believe that if I could do certain things - write a book or be a successful musician - that I'd be transformed… — Nick Cave
I write a lot, and very often I write a couple of lines that are particularly revealing in some kind of way. And then as… — Nick Cave
The big problem with songwriting for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in the writing of… — Nick Cave
The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and transform them in… — Nick Cave
The more settled I've become, the more problematic my characters have become. There was a period when I wrote sensitive and gentle songs and these… — Nick Cave
The trick to writing for people is, you have to be able to turn them on in your head. And know how they'd word something… — Dick Cavett
I'm not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block. I… — Dick Cavett
That's the best thing about writing, when you're in that zone, you're porous, ready to absorb the solution. — Michael Chabon
When I make a film - I direct my own film, I write my own script - that's what I want to hear from the… — Jackie Chan
I can't understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few dollars. — Fred Allen

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