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Writing Quotes

I could have made money this way, and perhaps amused myself writing code. But I knew that at the end of my career, I would look back on years of building walls to divide people, and feel I had spent my life making the world a worse place Picture Quote #1

If a reporter doesn’t like the person he’s writing about, it shows up in his article Picture Quote #1

Writing is hard work. Generating stories that catch people’s attention and holding it are very difficult Picture Quote #1

I get intrigued by a puzzle, and writing a book is the best way to solve it Picture Quote #1

My son had toyed with the idea of writing and trying to write a little bit, so that kind of gave me the bug to write also Picture Quote #1

The number of people writing poems is vast, and their reasons for doing so are many, that much can be surmised from the stacks of submissions Picture Quote #1

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There’s a certain point, when you’re writing autobiographical stuff, where you don’t want to misrepresent yourself. It would be dishonest Picture Quote #1

I get a fine warm feeling when I’m doing well, but that pleasure is pretty much negated by the pain of getting started each day. Let’s face it, writing is hell Picture Quote #1

The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone’s neurosis, and we’d have a mighty dull literature if all the writers that came along were a bunch of happy chuckleheads Picture Quote #1

Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats... for jittery people Picture Quote #1

Acting is glamour but writing is hard work, so I’m going to be an actress Picture Quote #1

The secret of writing comedy is to know where it’s all going, then get ahead of it Picture Quote #1

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Time spent researching varies from book to book. Some novels require months, even years of research, others very little. I try to do most of my research before I begin but inevitably questions emerge during the writing Picture Quote #1

I feel like a ghost wandering in a world grown alien. I cannot cast out the old way of writing and I cannot acquire the new. I have made an intense effort to feel the musical manner of today, but it will not come to me Picture Quote #1

Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one’s arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page Picture Quote #1

Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I’m writing another song Picture Quote #1

You care enough, that you want your life to be fulfilled in a living way, not in a painting way, not in a writing way... you really do want it to be involving in living, corresponding with other living objects, moving, changing, that kind of thing Picture Quote #1

I’m struggling at the end to get out of the valley of hectoring youth, journalistic middle age, imposture, moneymaking, public relations, bad writing, mental confusion Picture Quote #1

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At first, I spend about four hours a day writing. Toward the end of a book, I spend up to 16 hours a day on it, because all I want to do is make it good and get it done Picture Quote #1

I haven’t stopped writing which is good. I’m scared to stop completely otherwise it might lead to stagnancy Picture Quote #1

I started writing songs when I was 10. It was a natural way to express myself as a kid. It wasn’t until I started listening to jazz, joined the choir and picked up a guitar that my little hobby became something far more serious Picture Quote #1

I have trouble writing if I can’t picture how things are going to look Picture Quote #1

We don’t perceive a contradiction between writing books, making films or producing a television program. These days you can’t choose how you want to express yourself anymore Picture Quote #1

Now that I’m staring down the barrel of the last act of my life, I’m less excited about control and solo effort, and I resent the way the business aspects interfere with my space for creative writing Picture Quote #1

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I have been writing songs since I was 9 years old, so writing has and always will be my first love and passion Picture Quote #1

I think if you are writing an instrumental you are dealing with more of an aesthetic in a sense but a lyric is more of a putting yourself on the line and a much more expensive exercise Picture Quote #1

In the book, I write about children in first grade who were taught to read by reading want ads. They learned to write by writing job applications. Imagine what would happen if anyone tried to do that to children in a predominantly white suburban school Picture Quote #1

I would, however, start writing fiction about 10 years before I actually did, because it’s such great fun to do, many times more creative than nonfiction Picture Quote #1

Surely the whole point of writing your own life story is to be as honest as you possibly can, revealing everything about yourself that is most private and probably most interesting for that very reason Picture Quote #1

I think it’s important to really press on with the song writing and just go with it. There’s no code, there’s no craft... it’s just let yourself shine through your music. If it’s meant to be loved and heard, it’ll happen Picture Quote #1

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I could have made money this way, and perhaps amused myself writing code. But I knew that at the end of my career, I would look back on years of building walls to divide people, and feel I had spent my life making the world a worse place (Writing Quotes) If a reporter doesn’t like the person he’s writing about, it shows up in his article (Writing Quotes) Writing is hard work. Generating stories that catch people’s attention and holding it are very difficult (Writing Quotes) I get intrigued by a puzzle, and writing a book is the best way to solve it (Writing Quotes) My son had toyed with the idea of writing and trying to write a little bit, so that kind of gave me the bug to write also (Writing Quotes) The number of people writing poems is vast, and their reasons for doing so are many, that much can be surmised from the stacks of submissions (Writing Quotes) There’s a certain point, when you’re writing autobiographical stuff, where you don’t want to misrepresent yourself. It would be dishonest (Writing Quotes) I get a fine warm feeling when I’m doing well, but that pleasure is pretty much negated by the pain of getting started each day. Let’s face it, writing is hell (Writing Quotes) The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone’s neurosis, and we’d have a mighty dull literature if all the writers that came along were a bunch of happy chuckleheads (Writing Quotes) Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats... for jittery people (Writing Quotes) Acting is glamour but writing is hard work, so I’m going to be an actress (Writing Quotes) The secret of writing comedy is to know where it’s all going, then get ahead of it (Writing Quotes) Time spent researching varies from book to book. Some novels require months, even years of research, others very little. I try to do most of my research before I begin but inevitably questions emerge during the writing (Writing Quotes) I feel like a ghost wandering in a world grown alien. I cannot cast out the old way of writing and I cannot acquire the new. I have made an intense effort to feel the musical manner of today, but it will not come to me (Writing Quotes) Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one’s arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page (Writing Quotes) Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I’m writing another song (Writing Quotes) You care enough, that you want your life to be fulfilled in a living way, not in a painting way, not in a writing way... you really do want it to be involving in living, corresponding with other living objects, moving, changing, that kind of thing (Writing Quotes) I’m struggling at the end to get out of the valley of hectoring youth, journalistic middle age, imposture, moneymaking, public relations, bad writing, mental confusion (Writing Quotes) At first, I spend about four hours a day writing. Toward the end of a book, I spend up to 16 hours a day on it, because all I want to do is make it good and get it done (Writing Quotes) I haven’t stopped writing which is good. I’m scared to stop completely otherwise it might lead to stagnancy (Writing Quotes) I started writing songs when I was 10. It was a natural way to express myself as a kid. It wasn’t until I started listening to jazz, joined the choir and picked up a guitar that my little hobby became something far more serious (Writing Quotes) I have trouble writing if I can’t picture how things are going to look (Writing Quotes) We don’t perceive a contradiction between writing books, making films or producing a television program. These days you can’t choose how you want to express yourself anymore (Writing Quotes) Now that I’m staring down the barrel of the last act of my life, I’m less excited about control and solo effort, and I resent the way the business aspects interfere with my space for creative writing (Writing Quotes) I have been writing songs since I was 9 years old, so writing has and always will be my first love and passion (Writing Quotes) I think if you are writing an instrumental you are dealing with more of an aesthetic in a sense but a lyric is more of a putting yourself on the line and a much more expensive exercise (Writing Quotes) In the book, I write about children in first grade who were taught to read by reading want ads. They learned to write by writing job applications. Imagine what would happen if anyone tried to do that to children in a predominantly white suburban school (Writing Quotes) I would, however, start writing fiction about 10 years before I actually did, because it’s such great fun to do, many times more creative than nonfiction (Writing Quotes) Surely the whole point of writing your own life story is to be as honest as you possibly can, revealing everything about yourself that is most private and probably most interesting for that very reason (Writing Quotes) I think it’s important to really press on with the song writing and just go with it. There’s no code, there’s no craft... it’s just let yourself shine through your music. If it’s meant to be loved and heard, it’ll happen (Writing Quotes)

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