Writing Quotes

18562 Writing quotes by 6643 unique authors

For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose… — Winston Churchill
I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to… — Winston Churchill
We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Write books only if you are going to say in them the things you would never dare confide to anyone. — Emile M. Cioran
Philosophers write for professors; thinkers for writers. — Emile M. Cioran
We die in proportion to the words we fling around us. — Emile M. Cioran
I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I… — Sandra Cisneros
I am a woman, and I am a Latina. Those are the things that make my writing distinctive. Those are the things that give my… — Sandra Cisneros
The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. — Tom Clancy
I wish I could write easily. I'm one of those guys who's visited by the muse when things are dire. — Eric Clapton
If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative. — Woody Allen
I sing songs that I have lived or I write them because I have lived them. I think the believability factor is key. — Kelly Clarkson
I'm the perfect amount of guarded. I don't reveal too much, and I never reveal who the songs are about. They are real life. People… — Kelly Clarkson
When the target audience is American teenage kids, you can have problems. My generation prized really fine acting and writing. Sometimes you have to go… — John Cleese
I think you can write very good comedy without a partner, but what I love about it, working with a partner, is that you get… — John Cleese
We are keen to stress that a strong euro zone is good for a strong United Kingdom. It's not for us to write the changes… — Nick Clegg
I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic. — Isabel Allende
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and… — Isabel Allende
I write to understand my circumstances, to sort out the confusion of reality, to exorcise my demons. But most of all, I write because I… — Isabel Allende
If I didn't write my soul would dry up and die. — Isabel Allende
I have more freedom when I write fiction, but my memoirs have had a much stronger impact on my readers. Somehow the 'message,' even if… — Isabel Allende
I've had some success at writing and directing, and I like it. It's infinitely more creative than just acting, and I have things I want… — George Clooney
I've never been a very prolific person, so when creativity flows, it flows. I find myself scribbling on little notepads and pieces of loose paper,… — Kurt Cobain
Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A novel, for example, can be… — Harlan Coben
I love stories. When I'm writing, what I pretend subconsciously is that we're cavemen, we're sitting around the fire, and I'm telling you stories. If… — Harlan Coben

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