Famous Quotes & Sayings

Brandon Sanderson

I am a writer who works from an outline. What I generally do when I build an outline is I find focal, important scenes, and I build them in my head and I don't write them yet, but I build towards them.

Ben Mezrich

There's always going to be controversy when you write the way I write.

Ben Okri

The best writing is not about the writer, the best writing is absolutely not about the writer, it's about us, it's about the reader.

Barbara Kingsolver

I know I have to write about the things that keep me awake at night.

Barbara Kingsolver

If you're writing, you're a writer. If you're talking about it or thinking about it, I'm not so sure. Writing is ninety-eight percent work and two percent magic.

Barbara Kingsolver

There is no perfect time to write. There is only now.

Barbara Mertz

I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter.

Augustus

We write our names in the sand: and then the waves roll in and wash them away.

Augusten Burroughs

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work.

Michelle Ryan

I've always loved the guitar. You see Jimi Hendrix playing the guitar with his teeth, and OK, you know you're never going to be able to do that, but I always wanted to play an instrument of some sort.

Bob Dylan

All I've got is a red guitar, three chords and the truth.

Bruce Dickinson

The more guitars we have onstage the better, as I'm concerned.

Brownie McGhee

I was playing with steel picks on a steel guitar, and there was no amplification needed.

Bronson Arroyo

With music, I'm comfortable singing to people but I'm not that comfortable playing the guitar.

Brian May

I'm pretty basic as far as technique is concerned. I don't use many gadgets, and I like the sound my guitar makes, anyway.

Dave Navarro

And I've also come to the conclusion that, as far as guitar solos and things like that are concerned, it's more important to complement the music rather than take away from it.

Dave Mustaine

The guitar influence that affected my songwriting came from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.

Dave Mustaine

My guitar was a loyal person to me.

Amy Rymer

Once we got (to state), we wanted to qualify for Saturday's finals. Then, we made the most of it and made the jump to eighth place (after Saturday's final two rounds). I'm proud of each and every one of them.

Jimmy Fennig

No -- we're still going racing because that's what we're here for -- we've still got eight races left,

Chipper Jones

I've seen a guy who may or may not pinch hit in the eighth or ninth inning pop two before the game and another in the fifth inning. It's part of their pre-game ritual. Some guys have to have it.

Lindsay Davenport

I've played four matches in New Haven, four matches here, so it's been eight matches in two weeks. Hopefully that's enough matches,

Danny Peitz

I've been waiting two months to get to this race. I've been saying the mile and an eighth can't get here fast enough for this horse.

Todd Spanier

This is great for an eighth grader in an event like the shot put.

Ryan Ghere

You're happy with the tie because you were down by two with eight minutes to go, but you're not happy that you score five goals and only get a tie. Give our girls credit. We never quit.

Mike Flaherty

We're holding teams to less than 40 points, on average, during the last eight games.

Patrick Darby

We're happy from the standpoint we have eight in the semifinals and everyone is still alive. Everybody has shown pretty good enthusiasm.