Absurd Quote by Paul Banks

“A creative writing teacher at San Jose State used to say about clichés: 'Avoid them like the plague.' Then he'd laugh at his own…

— Khaled Hosseini

I didn't really think in terms of clichés or non-clichés.

— Abdellatif Kechiche

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

— Brad Paisley

I don't like lyrics to be overbearing. I like them to say something. But I'm not trying to change the world overnight. Something simple…

— Paul Rodgers

I'm sick of the old cliches. Bring me some new cliches.

— Samuel Goldwyn, Jr

The most irritating thing about cliches, I decided, was how frequently they were true.

— Diana Gabaldon

The cliche is dead poetry.

— Gerald Brenan

I think cliche is a good thing sometimes.

— Kevin Abstract

“Everyone can write a cliche. What's rare is to write them often and unashamedly enough that people quote it as if it's some deep…

— Jimmy Lo

I originated my own cliches, but I'm finding that's not working for me anymore.

— Tom Bodett

Clichés are static, the emotion behind them long spent. If you are tempted to use them, here is a saying of my mother’s: Fang…

— Amy Tan

If what you're writing is genuine, regardless of whether it sounds cliche or people wouldn't necessarily think it's the most brilliant metaphor in the…

— Andy Biersack