Top 1200 Writing History Quotes & Sayings - Page 17

Teaching writing puts you on the point of a pin in terms of what you want your own writing to be.

When I'm writing I don't dream much; it's like the dreaming gets used in the writing.

If we lose sight of the fact that writing is entertainment, then writing is doomed.

So what comes naturally to me is writing lyrics and writing songs and telling stories.

The Sopranos all came down to the writing. I wouldn't have been on for as long as I was if the writing weren't so good.

Writing eases my suffering . . . writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

I'll be writing until I can't write anymore. It's a compulsion with me. I love writing.

I'm honestly as happy writing Superman Adventures as I am writing Wanted.

I am writing things on my own, but I really believe co-writing makes you a better writer.

I'm usually just writing lyrics alone in my room, but I'm happy to be producing and writing chords anywhere.

Writers have problems writing sex scenes, because writing one really well is pornography.

Every day, I write. I have a writing period - it's usually in the morning - or I'm writing songs.

I've been writing articles for newspapers and magazines. And writing is a very beautiful way of expression.

I've only ever taken a playwriting class, but I like creative writing and writing screenplays.

writing is how I understand everything that happens. Writing is the only way I know to move on.

Pivotal to a happy writing life is a practice of daily personal writing.

I had made all these rules for myself: I'm not writing social commentary, I'm not writing love songs.

One of the ready advantages of writing a road or quest story is that it mirrors the experience of writing a novel.

There's such good writing now on television and I don't see a lot of great writing on films sadly.

I stopped writing fiction the moment I started writing songs, and I miss it.

I came out with a book called The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language. It's a book that describes how writing is a practice and how my teaching is part of that practice. I direct the writing and create books but underneath, there's always the river of practice happening. No good, no bad. Just do it.

I treat both acting and writing as a creation - writing is just another element or aspect of it.

As far as when I'm writing a song, I think I'm writing first and foremost for myself.

It takes a lot of bad writing to get to a little good writing.

I despise writing in general, but yeah, I love writing the stuff that I direct.

I always start with writing vocal melodies before writing lyrics.

I'm always happy to be a part of history. When you're a part of history, you live forever. 'The T.A.M.I. Show' will live forever because now it's brand new. We did that 40-odd years ago, and people are really starting to see it now. I was a part of history when I recorded that show.

You have to remember that writing itself is so solitary. You start writing because you're lonely.

I'm not in the practice commonly of writing checks just for the fun of writing them.

I spent as much time writing proposals in '98 and '99 as I did writing scripts.

When you're writing for a TV show, what's great is that you always know what actor you're writing to.

Writing Charles Dickens' biography is like writing five biographies.

Writing is storytelling. No matter how you slice it, you're saying, 'Once upon a time.' That's what writing is all about.

Writing a picture book is like writing 'War and Peace' in Haiku.

When I wrote and got out of the way, writing did writing.” (p.90)

I don't know if I have writing habits. Writing is impossible and every time I have to do it I kind of forget how.

Writing, for me, means humility. It’s a process that involves fear and doubt, especially if you’re writing honestly.

If I don't know who I'm writing for, I make it up and pick somebody I'm writing for. That's really the only way to do it.

I've been writing stories since I was 12. 'Writer's Digest' was one of my writing teachers, actually.

The cool thing about writing music, writing anything, is that once you publish it, it's there forever.

I like the physical action of writing down by hand, and I don't just use it for writing my fiction.

I feel confident writing on my feet with improv, but it's different when you're sitting down and writing it out.

Writing isn't about the destination-writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else.

So, whenever I'm writing, I'm writing in the presence of all the other books I've read and I think we all are.

Writing for other people is easier than writing for myself - it's not as personal.

To me, writing is fun. It doesn't matter what you're writing, as long as you can tell a story.

In my writing, I focus lenses. I'm almost always seeing when I am writing.

I'm a fan of writing, and writing letters, because I hate when I'm trying to get a thought out, and I can't.

I love writing. I've always written journals. I loved writing the book on living alone.

Writing novels is so much more satisfying than writing television.

I feel like I was writing as I was learning to talk. Writing was always a go-to form of communication.

When you have a writing partner and you're writing a comedy, your goal is to make each other laugh.

When I'm writing something, I try not to get analytical about it as I'm doing it, as I'm writing it.

A cookbook is not like being an author. It's writing down recipes; it's not writing.

I have been writing poetry for a long time now. I started writing in my school days.

If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels.

Usually with film writing I start with characters, and set about writing their story.

I don't mean that to be egotistical, but I'm not writing fluff. I'm not writing for 8-year-olds. I'm a woman and I'm a rock girl.

'The Sopranos' all came down to the writing. I wouldn't have been on for as long as I was if the writing weren't so good.

My job is writing for people to enjoy and then writing about a broader and a deeper world.