Quotes about writing
writing ordinary-world lucky
Every writer must acknowledge and be able to handle the unalterable fact that he has, in effect, given himself a life sentence in solitary confinement. The ordinary world of work is closed to him - and that if he's lucky! Peter Straub
writing done details
I so admire great writing done quickly, with great detail. Peter King
writing player years
I've been accused over the years of being close to players, but if something needs to be written, I've tried my best to write it and write it in a way that is fair to whoever I'm writing about and is fair to all of my readers.
writing choices stories
God writes the story of our lives with the pen strokes of our own free choices. Peter Kreeft
writing years issues
While I am not a scientist, and write primarily on economics, tax policy and budget issues, I have been fascinated over the years by Heartland's work on climate change. Peter Ferrara
writing acting want
I want to die in the saddle. I love writing, producing, acting, directing Peter Fonda
writing should-have ego
If I have enough ego to say I'm a writer, a director, a producer, and an actor, I should have the energy and the knowledge to write a scene for this great actor named Henry Fonda and direct him in it and have it work.
writing thinking listening
I try when I'm writing to fill my head and my ears with all sorts of stuff and then let it settle and filter through. At a certain point it seems like fruitless activity because you're taking a lot of time and not seeming to get anything. And then, slowly, you realize you've actually digested elements and that your thinking is being freed up and the way you build up compositions is changed as a result of what you've been listening to. Peter Gabriel
writing said novel
I wanted to write a novel. At 12 I knew, I am a writer. I said it to nobody. Peter Bichsel
writing language
Writers let themselves be enticed by the language.
writing thinking biographies
On the whole, I think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you think are sadly mistaken. Penelope Fitzgerald
writing moments
The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment. Pema Chodron
writing needs band
To do an extreme metal record is something that is well within my capacity as a musician to write stuff out of the box, write stuff that's probably more extreme than the band I'm in at the present time, and it's something that needs to come out of me one way or another. Phil Anselmo
writing thinking missing
I don't really belong to that world and I don't think anyone's going to miss me. I'm much happier just to write myself out of the script entirely. Phil Collins
writing scripts
I'm much happier just to write myself out of the script entirely...
writing music-is
I just figured if I'm going to call myself a songwriter throughout my life, then writing for most genres of music is something I should at least attempt.
writing taught force
Twitter taught me how to become better at writing jokes because it forces you to chip away at all the extraneous words. Peter Serafinowicz
writing years fiction
I used to write my own versions of famous tales, such as William Tell or Robin Hood, and illustrate them myself, too. When I entered my teens, I got more into horror and science fiction and wrote a lot of short stories. A literary education complicated things and for many years I wrote nothing but poetry. Then I got back to story-telling. Peter Robinson
writing giving satisfaction
Writing poetry is the only form of literary labour which gives me entire satisfaction. Peter Porter
writing study forget
If I'm not at my study by 10:00, 10:30, forget it, I can't write a word. Peter O'Toole
writing important process
Music is an important part of my writing process. Peter James
writing tired years
You never get tired of making money, and you never get tired of a great acting gig, a same role that you can play for years, with wonderful writing and wonderful actors. Peter Jacobson
writing america wanted
I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America. Peter Jennings
writing play two
Writing a screen play with a group of collaborators is like the Lennon McCartney collaboration .... sometimes one or two people do more than others on certain parts of the process and vice versa. Peter Jackson
writing college san-francisco
I got out of college and I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State. I was working as an actor at the Actor's Workshop, being abused as a intern. Peter Coyote
writing wife trying
I was just interested in directing. So I just kept having a go at trying to write little scripts and get things together, and my wife just had a slip of the tongue and said, "Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life" when she meant to say "Frank Capra's." There it is right there. That's a gag that we could make into something. Peter Capaldi
writing cartoon bottles
I'd say, don't listen to what anyone says: you're good. Go put your anorak on. Get your thick bottle-top specs. Draw your little cartoons and your comics and keep writing to the BBC.
writing past giving
The great thing about using the past is that it gives you the most colossal freedom to invent. The research is necessary, of course, but no one writes a novel to dramatically illustrate what everybody already knows. Peter Carey
writing selfishness here-and-there
I have written a memoir here and there, and that takes its own form of selfishness and courage. However, generally speaking, I have no interest in writing about my own life or intruding in the privacy of those around me.
writing talent teach
Good writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent.
writing today novelists
Today there are a lot of novelists who seem to be writing to be reviewed, not read. Pete Hamill
writing world heavy
Writing is the hardest work in the world not involving heavy lifting.
writing discipline paper
Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that. Pearl Cleage