#rite

Ever since I began to compose, I have remained true to my starting principle: not to write a page because no matter what public, or what pretty girl wanted it to be thus or thus; but to write solely as I myself thought best, and as it gave me pleasure. ↗

— Felix Mendelssohn

#began #best #compose #ever #gave

I still can't quite believe it. Although there was something about the fact that it was a first-time writer, a first-time producer, and a first-time director all at the same time. ↗

— Sam Mendes

#although #believe #director #fact #first-time

We are women. We are a subject people who have inherited an alien culture. ↗

— Kate Millett

#culture #inherited #people #subject #who

It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work. ↗

— Henry Moore

#about #his #job #mistake #needed

Comedy writers have the most fragile egos. ↗

— Mindy Kaling

#egos #fragile #most #writers

Good writers are monotonous, like good composers. They keep trying to perfect the one problem they were born to understand. ↗

— Alberto Moravia

#composers #good #keep #like #monotonous

We only had enough money really to cut 10 things and be in there for a month because it's expensive, you know. And, singer/songwriters, today are lucky if they can get a deal, you know. So, we actually worked so fast that we really cut 20 things. ↗

— Graham Nash

#because #cut #deal #enough #expensive

Every writer has his writing technique - what he can and can't do to describe something like war or history. I'm not good at writing about those things, but I try because I feel it is necessary to write that kind of thing. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#because #describe #every #feel #good

I also really liked playing Mr. Tumnus in 'Narnia'. I got to play my favorite character in children's literature, which I loved. You don't get the chance to do that in other jobs. ↗

— James McAvoy

#chance #character #children #favorite #get

First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work. ↗

— James McBride

#first #how #know #make #narrative