Cliche Quote by Gary McCord

I try my best to not just avoid cliches but to write with some meaning.

— Amanda Shires

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

— Syd Barrett

I don't want to say the same lines every night.

— Harry Connick, Jr

I think cliche is a good thing sometimes.

— Kevin Abstract

So I think I sometimes will put a cliche in and then just pad it out so you're not noticing.

— Matthew Vaughn

I just try to remember my lines most of the time.

— Zachary Levi

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

— William Safire

I talk out the lines as I write them.

— Tennessee Williams

So you have the challenge of just learning the lines, period, and not only learning them, but learning them to the extent that you…

— Glenn Close

Every line I ever wrote is the realest shit I ever said.

— Don Trip

I definitely still like writing one-liners, but I also think that I've changed a lot in that I've allowed myself freedom to grow.

— Tig Notaro

There are phrases that are totally cliche that we, as songwriters, owe it to ourselves to not use again.

— Brad Paisley