Quotes about Writing, page 3

Having chosen to set the book during this period, from the first day I was writing, I knew I was going to have to do something about World War Two.

Quote by Michael Chabon about writing

Louis Pasteur said, 'Chance favors the prepared mind. ' If you're really engaged in the writing, you'll work yourself out of whatever jam you find yourself in.

Quote by Michael Chabon about writing

That's the best thing about writing, when you're in that zone, you're porous, ready to absorb the solution.

Quote by Michael Chabon about writing

When I started writing about the golem, I trusted that it belonged in the book just as I trusted that escape artistry belonged.

Quote by Michael Chabon about writing

I've always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same book, each believes he gets all the worry and only half the royalties.

Quote by Agatha Christie about writing

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting.

Quote by Winston Churchill about writing

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.

Quote by Glenn Close about writing

Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you've done in your life and write about that.

Quote by Jackie Collins about writing

I don't believe in writing anything that I don't know about or haven't researched about personally. I like to transport the reader to places, and in order to do that I have to do the research.

Quote by Jackie Collins about writing

I have never really thought about writing a historical novel, but that's not to say that I might not do so in the future.

Quote by Jackie Collins about writing

I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers.

Quote by Jackie Collins about writing

I think you are all going to have fun with the characters-especially my Russian hookers, who I had so much fun writing!

Quote by Jackie Collins about writing

When I am writing it's a very lonely life, and I love getting onto my website and reading the letters from people.

Quote by Jackie Collins about writing

I really like Elmore Leonard's writing.

Quote by Dennis Farina about writing

I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who wrote this crap?

Quote by Dennis Farina about writing

In writing the autobiography, I can really chuckle when I look at the songs. I was acting out the part. I saw myself as a victim.

Quote by Boy George about writing

No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.

Quote by Federico Fellini about writing

I wanted to play piano, and that slid quickly into writing - it wasn't enough to play other people's notes: I had to write notes too.

Quote by Luc Ferrari about writing

I was writing atonal music, noisy music, like Honegger - who I met too. I worked with him a bit and found him really depressive.

Quote by Luc Ferrari about writing

I want to die in the saddle. I love writing, producing, acting, directing.

Quote by Peter Fonda about writing