Down Quote by Courtney Barnett

Writing is a business and should be practiced as such. On days when you think you can’t possibly write a line you do it…

— Anonymous

Sometimes I sit down and write, but I can write in my head line by line.

— Kodie Shane

I spend a lot of time outlining before I write the first word.

— John Grisham

Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, comes from clear thinking. Think simple.

— Tim Ferriss

I write books that way - I put a first line down and say, "Where does this go?"

— Carl Reiner

If I thought that what I'm doing when I write is expressing myself, I'd junk the typewriter. Writing is a much more complicated activity…

— Susan Sontag

I might write four lines or I might write twenty. I subtract and I add until I really hit something I want to do.…

— Grace Paley

I do tend to take lines from other lines I like, and then write around them.

— Syd Barrett

You write a thing down because you're hoping to get a hold on it.

— Sigrid Nunez

I think, for any writer, when you write, you just write.

— David Farr

Writers who sit down and write might judge what they're putting down, but I always just try to barf it out. I'm writing crap,…

— Kay Cannon

Putting down on paper what you have to say is an important part of writing, but the words and ideas have to be shaped…

— Maya Angelou