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I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category. — Rita Mae Brown
Anything I've ever read by John Irving has been really well written. — Luke Bryan
I was always longing to do, emotionally and physically, what my male counterparts always got to do. I just felt envious, every time I saw… — Sandra Bullock
This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two. — George Burns
Anybody who knows me knows I would never read a comic book. And I certainly would never read anything written by Kevin Smith. — Tim Burton
I have written a book. This will come as quite a shock to some. They didn't think I could read, much less write. — George W. Bush
The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it. — George W. Bush
Black Sabbath was written on bass: I just walked into the studio and went, bah, bah, bah, and everybody joined in and we just did… — Geezer Butler
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books. — Samuel Butler
Biographies are no longer written to explain or explore the greatness of the great. They redress balances, explore secret weaknesses, demolish legends. — A. S. Byatt
I am not an academic who happens to have written a novel. I am a novelist who happens to be quite good academically. — A. S. Byatt
A good column is one that sells paper. It doesn't matter how beautifully it is written and how much you admire the author... if it… — Herb Caen
To me not one thing is better than anything else, I'm completely proud of everything I've written and recorded. — Jerry Cantrell
Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. — Truman Capote
A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one. — Thomas Carlyle
You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them. — Leslie Caron
When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taught by God, but written down… — Jimmy Carter
The art of interpretation is not to play what is written. — Pablo Casals
Talented people are written off once they hit their 50s and 60s, and the saddest thing is, we just get better as we get older. — Kim Cattrall
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

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