What Is Writing Quotes

No trilogy should have more than four books.

The twisted circumstances under which we live is grist for the writing mill, the loving, hating and discovering, finding new handles for old pitchers . . .

Character gives us qualities, but it is in our actions — what we do — that we are happy or the reverse.

If sitcoms were easy to write, there'd be a lot of good ones, and there aren't.

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.

That is my major concern: writers who are in prison for writing.

In descriptions of nature one must seize on small details, grouping them so that when the reader closes his eyes he gets a picture.

Women writers should write a lot if they want to write. Take the English women, for example. What amazing workers.

A character is never the author who created him. It is quite likely, however, that an author may be all his characters simultaneously.

Grandchildren now don't write a thank you for the Christmas presents. They are walking on their pants with their cap on backward, listening to the Enema Man and Snoopy, Snoopy Poop Dog.

I do not so much write a book as sit up with it, as a dying friend. I hold its hand and hope it will get better.

Great writing attracts great actors. It attracts money. Without a great script, you have nothing.

For me, the guitar synthesizer is a great writing instrument.

Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.

I get intrigued by a puzzle, and writing a book is the best way to solve it.

I love making records; I love making music; I love writing songs.

We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason why they write so little.

In a good play, everyone is in the right.

I have a rule: before I can throw anything out, I have to write down five possible uses for it. This stretches my mind and keeps it nimble - just like stretching exercises do for my body.

Writing stories is a kind of magic, too.

Why is it that we understand playing the cello will require work, but we attribute writing to the magic of inspiration?

Breaking up monotony is key to life and it doesn't matter whether I'm stacking shelves or writing songs, if I was doing the same thing every day I just couldn't take it.

As much fun as it is to read a book, writing a book is one level deeper than that.

I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love.

If you are in doubt whether to write a letter or not, don't. And the advice applies to many doubts in life besides that of letter writing.

My style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly.

Great writers are the saints for the godless.

Good writing , like gold , combines lustrous lucidity with high density. What this means is good writing is packed with hints.

Everybody has to write out of rage sometimes.

Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness.

I'll have to get people to write songs for me right now until my own writing comes around.

In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.

If I am constantly working, my relationships fail. So at least now I can have enough time to write a happy record. And be in love and be happy.

Usually when I write lyrics I try to read a lot and listen to a lot of other stuff. Some of my favourite lyricists are like Lou Reed, kind of the classics - Bob Dylan and stuff like that.

The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.

I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try now.

Half of writing history is hiding the truth.

All that matters in life is forging deep ties of love and family and friends. Writing and reading come later.

If you want to grow in writing songs that will express the wonders of God, immerse yourself in God.

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. Songwriting is my gift from God.

I don't write songs, songs write me.

Two hours of writing fiction leaves this writer completely drained. For those two hours he has been in a different place with totally different people.

A creative writing class may be one of the last places you can go where your life still matters.

Every story I've written was written because I had to write it. Writing stories is like breathing for me; it is my life.

Good writing happens when human beings follow particular steps to take control of their sentences-to make their words do what they want them to do.

In writing poetry, all of one's attention is focused on some inner voice.

Drawing used to be a civilized thing to do, like reading and writing. It was taught in elementary schools. It was democratic. It was a boon to happiness.

There is no good writing; there is only good rewriting.

All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it's with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family.

Ideally a book would have no order to it, and the reader would have to discover his own.