#rite

Russian is such a tough and complex language that I am happy enough to understand everything and read most things pretty well, but, without constant practice, my speech is not what I wish it was, and I would sooner write in crayon than write a letter in Russian. ↗

— David Remnick

#complex #constant #enough #everything #happy

When I write something, every word of it is meant. I can't say it enough. ↗

— Anne Rice

#every #i #i write #meant #say

I have a lyric journal that I write in a lot. When I'm going to play, I just sit down and have my books with me and my notes and tapes and whatever I need to refer to. I just play and try different things. It's a kind of discipline. ↗

— Amy Ray

#different #different things #discipline #down #going

At least for the people who send me mail about a new language that they're designing, the general advice is: do it to learn about how to write a compiler. ↗

— Dennis Ritchie

#advice #compiler #designing #for the people #general

As a guest who doesn't eat, drink or smoke, you leave much to be desired, but as a writer, you're my girl. ↗

— Thelma Ritter

#drink #eat #girl #guest #leave

You don't find time to write. You make time. It's my job. ↗

— Nora Roberts

#job #make #time #write #you

I learned the enormous power of writing for yourself, especially now that people seem to be receptive to the fact that women can write. ↗

— Maya Rudolph

#especially #fact #i #learned #now

Here is my theory on this one. If you write things down, if there is a mystery and you try and explain it, once you've written it down for permanent, in due time, it'll be proven stupid. ↗

— Joey Santiago

#due #explain #here #mystery #once

One can't write without having read - you have to read before beginning to write - and universities offer a very good opportunity to read. ↗

— Nathalie Sarraute

#beginning #good #good opportunity #having #offer

But then, that’s the beauty of writing stories—each one is an exploratory journey in search of a reason and a shape. And when you find that reason and that shape, there’s no feeling like it. ↗

— T.C. Boyle

#creation #fiction #stories #writers #writing