Quotes about writ
writing light law
I have never done anything except write, but I don't possess the vocation or talents of a narrator, have no knowledge at all of the laws of dramatic composition, and if I have embarked upon this enterprise it is because I trust in the light shed by how much I have read in my life. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
writing two lakes
When you write the story of two happy lovers, let the story be set on the banks of Lake Como. Franz Liszt
writing people wish
I wish I was one of those people who could write script after script and pages and pages. I can only aspire to do that. Fred Armisen
writing creative boxes
Anytime you put yourself in a creative box, it's going to stifle you; it's not conducive to the writing or recording process. Frank Iero
writing passion people
All my life, I will continue obstinately to write about love, solitude and passion among the kind of people I know. The rest don't interest me. Francoise Sagan
writing editors accepted
I dreamt of being a writer once I started to read. I started to write 'Bonjour Tristesse' in bistros around the Sorbonne. I finished it, I sent it to editors. It was accepted.
writing balance ifs
I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live.
writing decision finding-yourself
When you make a decision to write according to a set schedule and really stick to it, you find yourself writing very fast. At least I do.
writing ideas shadow
Writing is just having a sheet of paper, a pen and not a shadow of an idea of what you are going to say.
writing arbitrary jazz
For me writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz.
writing thinking stories
I used to think, 'How can I write my life story? I'm still living it. Frank Serpico
writing want dull
Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull. Frank Robinson
writing europe different
I started writing and photographing for different publications and finally ended up being the correspondent in South Asia, for the Geneva-based Journal de Geneve, which at one time used to be one of the best international newspapers in Europe.
writing play age
Shaw writes plays for the ages, the ages between five and twelve. George Jean Nathan
writing crowds conversation
I do lots of crowd work in my set, because I enjoy writing material through riffing and conversation. Chris Hardwick
writing ideas waiting-in-line
Stand-up isn't something I just sit down and start writing - it's ideas you come up with in the shower, while you're driving, waiting in line.
writing ideas laughing
Jokes that make me laugh out loud when I write them almost always bomb. I have no idea why.
writing views people
There isn't much political coloration in my economic writing; it's not surprising that few people know my political views. They really aren't very important. Christopher A. Sims
writing journey purpose
For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear. Christopher Columbus
writing two apples
I listen to the Mars Volta and Fiona Apple every day. I feel if you do write music, you write what you listen to, and you couldn't possibly write in another genre. So those are the two that I usually use. Christian Serratos
writing care littles
I have little weird things that aren't really specific but are just kind of odd. I write my 5's backwards, and I don't know if anyone would even care, at all.
writing way feels
One of the ways in which I feel close to God is writing poetry. Christian Wiman
writing discipline world
I've never been able to write poetry without having vast tracts of dead time. Poetry requires a certain kind of disciplined indolence that the world, including many prose writers, doesn't recognize as discipline. It is, though. It's the discipline to endure hours that you refuse to fill with anything but the possibility of poetry, though you may in fact not be able to write a word of it just then, and though it may be playing practical havoc with your life. It's the discipline of preparedness.
writing self people
It is easy enough to write and talk about God while remaining comfortable within the contemporary intellectual climate. Even people who would call themselves unbelievers often use the word gesturally, as a ready-made synonym for mystery. But if nature abhors a vacuum, Christ abhors a vagueness. If God is love, Christ is love for this one person, this one place, this one time-bound and time-ravaged self.
writing good-writing
All good writing leaves something unexpressed.
writing hands genius
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
writing suffering world
There is probably no hell for authors in the next world - they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.
writing creating long
Because I also write, I really admire Latinas who are creating content. That's the next step. We can talk about seeing more Latinas on TV all day long, but it's about what we can do to make that happen. Women like Eva Longoria, Sofía Vergara, Jennifer Lopez, and Salma Hayek are producing a lot of great shows that feature Latinas. Those are the women who inspire me because they're not just acting; they're creating for the future. Chrissie Fit
writing years skills
If a 25-year old can't read and write and he or she isn't gaining marketable skills, it doesn't matter if a Republican or a Democrat is in the White House. His or her future will be bleak. J. C. Watts
writing hair play
Depending upon shock tactics is easy, whereas writing a good play is difficult. Pubic hair is no substitute for wit. J. B. Priestley
writing would-be ifs
Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.
writing odds challenges
If you are a genius, you'll make your own rules, but if not - and the odds are against it - go to your desk no matter what your mood, face the icy challenge of the paper - write.
writing names forgotten
Write to register history, and name each thing. Write what should not be forgotten. Isabel Allende