Quotes about writing
writing ideas
I write to cover a frame of ideas. H. G. Wells
writing
After so many deaths I live and write; George Herbert
writing two praise
To write a verse or two is all the praise That I can raise.
writing thinking mind
A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably. Jean de la Bruyere
writing may kind
Eloquence may be found in conversations and in all kinds of writings; it is rarely found when looked for, and sometimes discovered where it is least expected.
writing men merit
It is the glory and merit of some men to write well and of others not to write at all.
writing genius mere
It requires more than mere genius to be an author.
writing simple expression
A good author, and one who writes carefully, often discovers that the expression of which he has been in search without being able to discover it, and which he has at last found, is that which was the most simple, the most natural, and which seems as if it ought to have presented itself at once, without effort, to the mind.
writing justice perfection
He who only writes to suit the taste of the age, considers himself more than his writings. We should always aim at perfection, and then posterity will do us that justice which sometimes our contemporaries refuse us.
writing advice pedants
He who will not listen to any advice, nor be corrected in his writings, is a rank pedant.
writing kind knows
What's kind of weird is that when I'm writing I don't know where I'm going to go. Jazmine Sullivan
writing kind curious
As I'm writing it, I'm kind of curious to see what's going to happen. It almost feels like I'm the writer and I'm the listener, too.
writing talent
Talent is like a faucet, while it is open, one must write. Jean Anouilh
writing secret life-is
The writing life is a secret life, wither we admit it or not. Jayne Anne Phillips
writing wish more-time
I wish I had more time to write.
writing weight lines
I write line by line, by the sound and the weight and the music of the words.
writing suspense-novels violence
I read what I like to write: romantic suspense. I also love thrillers and novels of suspense, but I can't handle extreme violence and torture. Jayne Ann Krentz
writing records firsts
I am a big Brian Eno fan - the first few Brian Eno records are just absolute gibberish and he came up with a lot of lyrics by writing down loads and loads of random sentences and streams, and I find meaning in that music, even though he'd probably say it's absolute gibberish. Jay Watson
writing i-can
I can't write - out of all the things it takes to make music, lyrics are the thing I'm by far the shittiest at.
writing piano play
I cannot write music. I cannot play the piano. Jayne Meadows
writing challenges wake-up
For me, the challenge is just making great albums, because talent - and writing in general - is not tangible. There's no expiration date on it. At the same time, you might wake up tomorrow and be unable to write music. Jay-Z
writing men why-not
Shakespeare was a man who wrote poetry. I'm a man who writes poetry. Why not compare yourself to the best?
writing sensible approach
The only sensible approach is not to take it too seriously. What counts is the writing. Jay McInerney
writing discovery envy
I envy those writers who outline their novels, who know where they're going. But I find writing is a process of discovery.
writing technology phones
Second, we're spending a huge amount of money on technology so that everyone can check out laptops and portable phones. We're spending more money to write our existing information into databases or onto CD-ROM. Jay Chiat
writing want
I don't write quickly, and I don't want to. Jay Griffiths
writing yesterday president
President Bush released his tax returns yesterday. He listed the economy as a liability. He gets to write that off. Jay Leno
writing iraq giving
Did you hear that we're writing Iraq's new Constitution? Why not just give them ours? We're not using it anymore.
writing years nine
I would say that since I was nine years old I've always wanted to write and direct horror movies and action movies. There's never been a time in my life where that wasn't all I wanted to do. Jay Baruchel
writing would-be appalachia
I've never set out consciously to write American music. I don't know what that would be unless the obvious Appalachian folk references. Carlisle Floyd
writing sight people
It's amazing how fast generations lose sight of other generations. One of the first things the young composers who come to work with me say is that they want to write music people will like, instead of gaining their credentials by being rejected by the audience.
writing age lasts
You can't possibly predict what will last or not. But once you attempt to write for the ages, you're doomed.
writing kind found
I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable.