Appreciated Quote by John Hodgman

I cannot live or write without music. It stimulates the normally dormant parts of my brain that come in handy when constructing fiction.

— Aleksandar Hemon

I've tried writing with music on, but I find it distracting.

— John Grisham

There's music every day. I don't think I could write without it. Not that I listen while I'm writing. It's more hearing a piece…

— Nick Hornby

I can't listen to music while writing - any such distraction would have dreadful consequences.

— Lincoln Child

I don't listen to music when I write - I find it distracting.

— Khaled Hosseini

I never listen to music when I write. It's too much of a distraction.

— Katie Kitamura

I rarely listen to music while writing. I wish I could, but it distracts me.

— Mary Roach

I know a lot of people don't listen to music when they're writing because it distracts them, but for me it's almost a way…

— Dan Chaon

I'm writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn't an issue for me. It keeps my own juices…

— Billy Joel

I only write when listening to the music.

— Mod Sun

I rarely listen to music while writing. If I don't like it, it bothers me, and if I like it, it absorbs me so…

— Vikram Seth

I can't write a line without music - it provides just the right amount of distraction to keep me focused. Clearly, I still miss…

— Stacy Schiff