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There is a formula that allows you to write a decent song. But a song like 'You're All I Need to Get By,' it just writes itself. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

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Without books I would not have become a vivacious reader, and if you are not a reader you are not a writer. ↗

— Ken Follet

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It's a songwriter's dream to have a song recorded and run up the charts. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

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I have another Russian idea, too, with a place and a period, so I guess I have enough to keep me busy for quite some time, especially considering that I'm such a slow writer. ↗

— Martin C. Smith

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The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself. ↗

— Martin C. Smith

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I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written 'Just Kids' had I not spent all of the 80s developing my craft as a writer. ↗

— Patti Smith

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If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer. ↗

— Patti Smith

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Then I read Little Women, and of course, like a lot of really young girls, I was very taken with Jo - Jo being the writer and the misfit. ↗

— Patti Smith

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I've always spent more time with a smile on my face than not, but the thing is, I don't write about it. ↗

— Robert Smith

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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can't write a note. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

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