Writing Quotes

Writing is a delicious agony.

I’ve read the Bible. I think the Bible’s a great book, but it’s a novel. It’s beautifully written and la-di-da, but people really took it the wrong way.

Now I’m doing a film festival for kids and writing a script about a kidnapped journalist in Afghanistan.

Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write, As fopplings grin to show their teeth are white.

Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.

The more you write tunes, the better they will become. The more you do gigs, the better you will become.

I just sing and write songs and wear what I want. It’s quite a good job really. If I wanted to I suppose I could become more of a fashion icon, but singing is my thing.

There comes a point when you can more or less count the number of books you’re going to write before you die.

I’d like to take a course in writing. I’m not the best writer in the world. I’d like to write more neatly, even though people don’t send many handwritten letters these days.

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.