Quotes of: I-write Keyword

My reputation for writing quickly and effortlessly notwithstanding, I am strongly in favor of intelligent, even fastidious revision, which is, or certainly should be, an art in itself.

Joyce Carol Oates

I was a fine arts major in college, and a painter for many years. And I found that, like writing, art is very similar.

Kami Garcia

I don't have to work on it. I'm naturally a writer. The rapping and writing, they can go hand-in-hand - but rapping is an art that you have to practice and master, so I worked at it for a long time.

Lupe Fiasco

Repeat the mantra: Writing is when I make the words. Editing is when I make them not shitty.

500 Ways to Be a Better Writer

I want to write a book so long that it will take the average person their whole life to read. It will be exactly the same length as the Bible.

I Want

We have story-makers and we have writers apparently most of the today's writing falls into the first category.

Just the Way I Feel

I earn the magic of words by writing. I learn the myth of worlds by imagining.

My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

I love working with my hands. My writing is rough, my paper bruised with ink stains.

Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic

Let's see if I can write about something other than my heart.

Super Sad True Love Story

I am too fond of reading books to care to write them.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

I could write from anywhere, including the moon, provided I had a pencil and not a pen.

This Book Has No Title

England is the most class-ridden country under the sun. It is a land of snobbery and privilege, ruled largely by the old and silly.

Why I Write

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues....

Why I Write

Using my nipples as bait, I went fishing for compliments. I got a few bites, but nothing to write about in Field & Stream.

Xazaqazax

As I approached my 95th birthday, I was burdened to write a book that addressed the epidemic of 'easy believism.' There is a mindset today that if people believe in God and do good works, they are going to Heaven.

Billy Graham

The best of all kinds of movies are character-driven, and I definitely don't want to lose sight of why Derek and I started to write movies together in the first place.

Colin Trevorrow

It's about the stories. If I write 14 stories that I love, then the next step is to get the environment of music around it to best envelop the story, and all kinds of sonic goodness - sonic goodies.

Frank Ocean

It was never easy, but I always tried my best and kept complaints out of my heart by holding tightly onto the hope that one day, I would read and write.

Ger Duany

The very best moment of writing 'Swamplandia!' was when I figured out what the ending should be. And even though I changed the prose of it, that realization was an ice cube melting in my chest.

Karen Russell

I wanted to write a film and I thought the best way to do so was to train myself within the field... It was just like a cycle of people trying to make it, not making it, doing extra work, and it was pretty depressing in the end.

Michelle Rodriguez

Well, you just know, as a writer, I didn't really write one of the five best screenplays of the year. There were lots of brilliant screenplays; I was just one of the lucky ones who got nominated.

Patrick Marber