Writing Quotes

I think novelists, when they write their books, end up having occasionally serving a purpose and playing roles that they never really fully either intended or even understood.

Its about time we stopped writing our names the sand and started writing our names in the stars.

If I don’t see a music video to it while writing it, I just scrap it immediately. It’s very visual.

I have the words already. What I am seeking is the perfect order of words in the sentence. You can see for yourself how many different ways they might be arranged.

When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.

I’m not used to writing about happy emotions, I’m just used to pulling from my sad or angry – happy emotions are very hard for me to portray in music.

There’s a saying, ‘It’s easy to write songs, but very difficult to write great songs.’ I’m going through that right now.

If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.

I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.

The words ‘Here you can find perfect peace’ can be written only over the gates of a cemetery.