End Quote by Taylor Swift

There's something to writing a hook and something to writing a memorable melody. That's what I liked about musicals. Then I realized I could…

— Sharon Van Etten

I think I started writing because no one had ever told me you can write about the things you know in a musical. They…

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

I've always wanted to make music like people write plays, so I was inspired by writers as much as musicians.

— St. Vincent

There is a musical rhythm to great writing, especially if it's performed correctly.

— Richard LaGravenese

I love the sound of words, the feel of them, the flow of them. I love the challenge of finding just that perfect combination…

— Lauren Willig

I like the varying rhythm of being a writer that you have a period of being in complete isolation where it's just you and…

— Patrick Marber

When I became more involved in music, I had to give up some of my writing in the literary sense. However, on occasion, I…

— Tom Glazer

Also, I liked John Cage's music. I liked it for its craziness, the use of silence, the boldness-anything to get me away from writing…

— Kenneth Koch

I'm usually really drawn to a song, and I know it would be good to cover if it sounds like something that I could…

— Lorde

I do love writing prose interspersed with the poetry of other people. Their rhythms break into my prose and create a connection.

— Pattiann Rogers

Some writers are curiously unmusical. I don't get it. I don't get them. For me, music is essential. I always have music on when…

— Barry Hannah

My style of writing has been influenced by sort of scavenging the pieces of music that I've heard, and it'll just be a moment.

— Stephen Schwartz