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Why I Write Quotes

People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... And I keep it in a jar on my desk Picture Quote #1

That’s why I write fiction, because I want to write these stories that people will read and find universal Picture Quote #1

I am building a stairway to the stars. I have the authority to take the whole of mankind up there with me. That is why I write Picture Quote #1

I don’t write particularly to effect social change. I believe writing can do that, but thats not why I write Picture Quote #1

A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized. Sometimes I listen to songs by very smart writers who assume that the world is a civil place with certain formalities that people follow, but I don’t see things that way. My own experience tells me that life is not like that. That’s why I write the way I do Picture Quote #1

I feel sometimes that I’m in a constant state of being lost in translation, and I guess that why I write songs Picture Quote #1

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If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is something autonomous and much richer. Music begins where the possibilities of language end. That is why I write music Picture Quote #1

I don’t know why I write really depressing songs. I’m a kind of melancholy guy, I suppose. But I figure I’m about normal Picture Quote #1

So this is why I write. Because most times, your life isn’t funny the first time through. Most times, you can hardly stand it. That’s why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. And writing makes you look back. Because since you can’t control life, at least you can control your version Picture Quote #1

On the whole, I don’t want to think too much about why I write what I write. If I know what I’m doing... I can’t do it Picture Quote #1

I make it clear why I write as I do and why other poets write as they do. After hundreds of experiments I decided to go my own way in style and see what would happen Picture Quote #1

That’s why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can’t control life, at least you can control your version Picture Quote #1

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That is one more reason why I write in English only right now. I prefer writing in the language I hear around me for the people by whom I am surrounded Picture Quote #1

I have, my whole life, been healing the girl inside, the part of me that struggles about being a female in the world. That’s why I write about the things I write about Picture Quote #1

I don’t know why I write. If I knew the answer, I probably wouldn’t have to. But it is a compulsion. You don’t choose it, it chooses you. And I wouldn’t recommend it to anybody Picture Quote #1

I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money Picture Quote #1

Every musician, I guess, wants to alter the world to his or her taste in some fashion... That’s part of why I write music Picture Quote #1

Besides being asked why I write about young characters, I am often asked how I write about young characters. How do I throw myself across the chasm of full adulthood to relive that period? I guess I don’t, really. Age is not so much a feature of your character, as the spot where you stand for a pretty fleeting time on the arc of your life Picture Quote #1

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People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... And I keep it in a jar on my desk (Why I Write Quotes) That’s why I write fiction, because I want to write these stories that people will read and find universal (Why I Write Quotes) I am building a stairway to the stars. I have the authority to take the whole of mankind up there with me. That is why I write (Why I Write Quotes) I don’t write particularly to effect social change. I believe writing can do that, but thats not why I write (Why I Write Quotes) A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized. Sometimes I listen to songs by very smart writers who assume that the world is a civil place with certain formalities that people follow, but I don’t see things that way. My own experience tells me that life is not like that. That’s why I write the way I do (Why I Write Quotes) I feel sometimes that I’m in a constant state of being lost in translation, and I guess that why I write songs (Why I Write Quotes) If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is something autonomous and much richer. Music begins where the possibilities of language end. That is why I write music (Why I Write Quotes) I don’t know why I write really depressing songs. I’m a kind of melancholy guy, I suppose. But I figure I’m about normal (Why I Write Quotes) So this is why I write. Because most times, your life isn’t funny the first time through. Most times, you can hardly stand it. That’s why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. And writing makes you look back. Because since you can’t control life, at least you can control your version (Why I Write Quotes) On the whole, I don’t want to think too much about why I write what I write. If I know what I’m doing... I can’t do it (Why I Write Quotes) I make it clear why I write as I do and why other poets write as they do. After hundreds of experiments I decided to go my own way in style and see what would happen (Why I Write Quotes) That’s why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can’t control life, at least you can control your version (Why I Write Quotes) That is one more reason why I write in English only right now. I prefer writing in the language I hear around me for the people by whom I am surrounded (Why I Write Quotes) I have, my whole life, been healing the girl inside, the part of me that struggles about being a female in the world. That’s why I write about the things I write about (Why I Write Quotes) I don’t know why I write. If I knew the answer, I probably wouldn’t have to. But it is a compulsion. You don’t choose it, it chooses you. And I wouldn’t recommend it to anybody (Why I Write Quotes) I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money (Why I Write Quotes) Every musician, I guess, wants to alter the world to his or her taste in some fashion... That’s part of why I write music (Why I Write Quotes) Besides being asked why I write about young characters, I am often asked how I write about young characters. How do I throw myself across the chasm of full adulthood to relive that period? I guess I don’t, really. Age is not so much a feature of your character, as the spot where you stand for a pretty fleeting time on the arc of your life (Why I Write Quotes)

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