Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of France. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as creative writing. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
There is creative reading as well as creative writing. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
I have a writing addiction. Prince Rogers Nelson American Musician More Prince Rogers Nelson Quotes 8
I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done. Steven Wright American Comedian More Steven Wright Quotes 6
Easy reading is damn hard writing. Nathaniel Hawthorne American Novelist More Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes 4
All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath. F. Scott Fitzgerald American Author More F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes 3
The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. Gustave Flaubert French Novelist More Gustave Flaubert Quotes 3
Everything that happens to you influences your writing. Sheryl Crow American Singer More Sheryl Crow Quotes 3
Life can't defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer's lover until death. Edna Ferber American Novelist More Edna Ferber Quotes 2
Letter writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company. Lord Byron English More Lord Byron Quotes 1
It limits us from being able to sit down and focus on writing a song. It also affects us because we learn a lot from seeing other bands. It's almost like a great deal of research before we write the new material. Tim Lambesis More Tim Lambesis Quotes 1
As you get older, it's nice to be able to relax a bit about your appearance. Writing does that for me. It comes from inside me, from my brain and from my heart, and hopefully it has much more value than anything that's on the exterior. Emma Samms More Emma Samms Quotes 1
If a song can't be written in 20 minutes, it ain't worth writing. Hank Williams American Singer More Hank Williams Quotes 1
I had the idea of using Glen Benton on the song before even writing anything. However, instead of writing a typical death metal song, I wanted to do something a little more structured, even hooky, while still maintaining death metal and blast beat aspects. Joey Jordison More Joey Jordison Quotes 1
I have always taken as the standard of the mode of teaching and writing, not the abstract, particular, professional philosopher, but universal man, that I have regarded man as the criterion of truth, and not this or that founder of a system, and have from the first placed the highest excellence of the philosopher in this, that he abstains, both as a man and as an author, from the ostentation of philosophy, i.e., that he is a philosopher only in reality, not formally, that he is a quiet philosopher, not a loud and still less a brawling one. Ludwig Feuerbach More Ludwig Feuerbach Quotes 1
People talking without speaking,/ People listening without hearing,/ People writing songs that voices never shared. Paul Simon American Singer More Paul Simon Quotes 1
The pleasure that I take in writing gets me interested in writing a poem. It's not a statement about what I think anybody else should be doing. For me, it's an interesting tension between interior and exterior. Marilyn Hacker American Poet More Marilyn Hacker Quotes 1
We were given clear concrete tools. The course did a great job demystifying the art of fiction writing and fostering confidence. The instructor brought complex concepts down to earth. I will miss coming here every week. Miguel Ferrer American Actor More Miguel Ferrer Quotes 1
In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it. Alex Haley American Novelist More Alex Haley Quotes 1
I might be writing what people expect me to write, writing from that place where I might be ruled by economic considerations. To overcome that, I started working with my dreams, because I'm not so censored when I use dream material. Kathy Acker American Activist More Kathy Acker Quotes 1
The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Robert M. Parker, Jr. American Critic More Robert M. Parker, Jr. Quotes 1
Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith. Gore Vidal American Novelist More Gore Vidal Quotes 1