You Write Quotes

619 quotes by 498 authors

Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approach is to remove all useful information. — Scott Adams
Stand-up is like a movie every night. You write it, direct it, produce it, the audience votes, and you go home. There's nothing more satisfying. — Elayne Boosler
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have… — Ray Bradbury
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
Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters. — Steve Buscemi
Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor. — Meg Cabot
When you write for very young children what they want is something familiar and safe and stereotyped. — Helena Bonham Carter
You write a scene, and it works or it doesn't. It's immediate. — 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
I always say when you write a book, you're a 'one-man band.' Whereas, when you finish a screenplay, it's just a sketch. — Diablo Cody
Before you write - remember that every speech has something of 'you' in the writing. Don't take that away when you write. Be yourself. Be… — Phil Collins
People are certainly impressed by the aura of creative power which a writer may wear, but can easily demolish it with a few well-chosen questions.… — Brian Stableford
You write with ease, to show your breeding, But easy writing's vile hard reading. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Did you write the words, or the lyrics? — Bruce Forsyth
You write your first draft with your heart and you re-write with your head. The first key to writing is to write, not to think. — Sean Connery
If you write well, you don't have to dress funny. — James Dickey
Whenever you write, whatever you write, never make the mistake of assuming the audience is any less intelligent than you are. — Rod Serling
In descriptions of Nature one must seize on small details, grouping them so that when the reader closes his eyes he gets a picture. For… — Anton Chekhov
You write that first draft really to see how it's going to come out. — James A. Michener
Whether or not you write well, write bravely. — Bill Stout

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