Quotes of: I-write Keyword

So, I was always frustrated having to write and having to cut things. Why should you have to cut anything?

Ted Nelson

To my fellow writers' I say, 'Write. Build an imaginary world like nobody's watching.

Terry A O'Neal

I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing.

Thomas Perry

And if you're horrible to me I'm going to write a song about you and you are not going to like it. That's how I operate.

Taylor Swift

Memory is quite central for me. Part of it is that I like the actual texture of writing through memory.

Kazuo Ishiguro

I wanted to write songs that would play themselves on stage, songs that sweep you through their current.

K. D. Lang

I find it harder to write the lyrics afterwards because then you're just trying to fit them into something that's already there.

King Tuff

At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them.

Laura Linney

I don't need to write a memoir of my life. All you need to do is read one of my books. I'm there.

Lori Lesko

All my songs come from me because I only seem able to write about myself and my experiences.

Laura Marling

I don't like the word rock opera, but I'm trying to write on that level that's reserved for plays still, or novels.

Lou Reed

I find it creatively satisfying to write material and say it out loud in a public place, whether or not anyone's listening.

Maria Bamford

I'm like a bad musical cliche because I bring my guitar on the road and try to write songs in hotel rooms.

Moby

I've always really enjoyed writing different things because I get bored very easily.

Mark Haddon

In my own writing, I think of myself as a realist who exaggerates a little.

Michel Houellebecq

I have more ideas than I'll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.

Rick Riordan

I don't read books on how to write screenplays just because I'm stubborn. So it's all sort of made up.

Shane Carruth

I actually enjoy writing longer books because you have even more to get your storytelling teeth into.

Stephen Cole

I get up early and open my emails, write cheques, and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done.

Martin Parr

As opposed to touring for three years and then going into the studio and writing an album, I think this record is representative of a lot of everyday people.

Nuno Bettencourt

One of the things I enjoy most about writing historical romance is researching inspiring backgrounds and settings.

Nicola Cornick