Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
There is no great writing, only great rewriting.
Did you write today? Then you're a writer today.
No man can write who is not first a humanitarian
I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell.
Writing is tyranny ... but reading is democracy.
Place is character. And all writing is regional.
I don't know what I think until I write it down.
Write your goddamned book now. The world awaits.
Often the simplest song is the hardest to write.
The simpler you say it, the more eloquent it is.
I'm very involved in the writing on every level.
To write you must be warm, fed, loved and sober.
In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath.
... what I fear in writing is the safe decision.
I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem.
Writing is revision. All prose responds to work.
Sometimes the best songs almost write themselves
I always knew writing a novel was a great thing.
Form is never more than an extension of content.
A story is not only meaning, it's music as well.
To write for children at all is an act of faith.
I started writing when I was about 20, 21 maybe.
I feel really qualified to write about Australia.
The great art of writing is knowing when to stop.
I love writing songs where the name is the title.
And that's what I've learned too: writing is key.
Asthmatic immigrant learns to breathe by writing.
The natural object is always the adequate symbol.
The road to ignorance is paved with good editors.
Never put off writing until you are better at it.
Writing is the rock on which everything is built.
If you haven't got an idea, write a story anyway.
Silence augmenteth grief, writing increaseth rage
Anything works, as long as you write it properly.
I try not get too self-aware when writing lyrics.
Music is an important part of my writing process.
I only write about what I do, what happens to me.
He does not write at all whose poems no man reads
I didn't write anything until I was well over 30.
Writing laws is easy, but governing is difficult.
When you are happy it is harder to write [songs].
Don't take anyone's writing advice too seriously.
The secret of all good writing is sound judgment.
I'm excited and terrified to write something new.
Writing is still like heaving bricks over a wall.
I think you have to write what you want to watch.
And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing.
Here's the secret of writing: there is no secret.
I wish I could spend six years writing one novel.