Quotes about writing
writing people hurtful
For me, anything I do is totally up for conversation and it's not my right to be able to stop a person from writing whatever they want. What's harmful and hurtful is when people speculate. John Krasinski
writing reflection self
Ceaseless work, analysis, reflection, writing much, endless self-correction, that is my secret. Johann Sebastian Bach
writing age occupation
Writing was my first occupation, begun at age 23. Johanna Lindsey
writing light manhattan
I live in Dublin, God knows why. There are greatly more congenial places I could have settled in - Italy, France, Manhattan - but I like the climate here, and Irish light seems to be essential for me and for my writing. John Banville
writing down-and pages
The best tip for writing is just to write; to sit down and write, to begin doing it and not to be scared by the blank page. David Almond
writing giving people
Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it. David Sedaris
writing advice wells
The best advice on writing I've ever received is to take it seriously, because to do it well is all-consuming. David Guterson
writing thinking practice
There are some who write, talk, and think, so much about vice and virtue, that they have no time to practice either the one or the other. Charles Caleb Colton
writing first-love should-have
Little Red Riding Hood was my first love. I felt that if I could have married Little Red Riding Hood, I should have known perfect bliss. Charles Dickens
writing trying unendurable
On the one occasion where I did try writing a screenplay, I found the rewriting just unendurable. Alan Moore
writing firsts stories
There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you. Beatrix Potter
writing people littles
The stuff I write isn't strictly autobiographical, but it's personal, if that makes any sense. It draws all these little incidents and people out of my life and then contorts them. Diablo Cody
writing thinking ideas
The fact is, when I wrote 'Juno' - and I think this is part of its charm and appeal - I didn't know how to write a movie. And I also had no idea it was going to get made!
writing people challenges
I used to like writing for comedians - I enjoyed the challenge of making other people funny. Denis Norden
writing romance kind
I don't write the kind of 'happily ever after' that romance readers enjoy. Charlaine Harris
writing two three
For me, the process always has to be pretty intense. I could never write just two or three days a week. It had to be every day. Chad Harbach
writing effort letters
A Train was born without any effort - if was like writing a letter to a friend. Billy Strayhorn
writing levels lasts
I write the vocals last, because I wanted to invent the music first and push the music to the level that I had to compete against it. Axl Rose
writing silence sound
I am in total silence when I write - I don't even like the sound of the dryer going - I like the quiet. Adriana Trigiani
writing long junk
Don’t be afraid to discard work you know isn’t up to standard. Don’t save junk, just because it took you a long time to write it. David Eddings
writing acceptable
The true writer must write not the acceptable but the true. David Mamet
writing inspired terrified
No one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published. Dan Simmons
writing rocks built
Writing is the rock on which everything is built. Dan Rather
writing enough young
I can't seem to write young enough anymore. Cynthia Weil
writing cake literature
A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it. Danielle Steel
writing thinking people
Don't you think that's the main reason people find [writing] so difficult? If they can write complete sentences and can use a dictionary, isn't that the only reason they find writing hard: they don't know or care about anything? Kurt Vonnegut
writing stories radio
Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.
writing stories sitting
I always write a story in one sitting. Katherine Anne Porter