Many writing texts caution against asking friends to read your stuff, suggesting you're not apt to get a very unbiased opinion[.] ... It's unfair, according to this view, to put a pal in such a position. What happens if he/she feels he/she has to say...
And sometimes if I want To imagine I’m a lamb (Or a whole flock Spreading out all over the hillside So I can be a lot of happy things at the same time), It’s only because I feel what I write at sunset, Or when a cloud passes its hand over the lig...
I am, apparently, of that rare breed that likes to write. The demands of a chapter pull me from bed in the morning, and regardless of how well I think I know the day's road ahead, there are always surprises. But the pleasures that come from writing a...
Reading is the beginning of writing.
Originally I was not writing songs for myself.
A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized.
Writing is a form of contemplation.
I do a lot of writing about my family.
If you wish to be a writer, write.
Writing is the supreme solace.
I like to write at home a lot.
I want to write for history, not for the moment.
Writing is a great love of mine.
I'm really good at writing 'almost hits'.
And I'm not trying to write heavy songs.
Writing is the best anti-depressant.
It's the writing that teaches you.
I've always liked new writing.
I like to write a lot of satire.
I'm addicted to creating and writing.
When I can't write, it depresses me.
