Bank Quote by Hisham Matar

Writing is a very intimate thing, especially when you write lyrics and sing them in front of someone for the first time. It's like…

— Madonna Ciccone

Everyone writes in whatever way feels comfortable to them. People write songs because maybe they don't feel so comfortable talking about whatever matters.

— Courtney Barnett

Writing is a fine thing, because it combines the two pleasures of talking to yourself and talking to a crowd.

— Cesare Pavese

I think, in general, I find writing to be very therapeutic and singing in itself to be really therapeutic.

— Sharon Van Etten

I think writing is really a process of communication. . . . It's the sense of being in contact with people who are part…

— Sherley Anne Williams

The thing about good writing is it has a music to it.

— Lauren Graham

When it comes to sitting down and composing, there is no hesitation, no concern, no critics breathing fire down my neck. For me, writing…

— Rufus Wainwright

Writing is a form of talking, although writing is such an odd thing in and of itself. People go about it in such different…

— Errol Morris

For me, writing is just a means to an end. It gives me something to do on stage.

— Paul F. Tompkins

Writing about writing is a bit like talking about a conversation you are having; it tends to obscure desperation about where the next word…

— Renata Adler

Writing is an art, just like any other creative exercise - painting a picture, singing a song or dancing. It is an expression of…

— Sudha Murty

You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can…

— Kathy Mattea