#write

I'm either going to be a writer or a bum. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#either #going #i #writer

Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give birth to a red-headed child. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#child #commanding #give #like #man

I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after those eight months as a fireman. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#chicago #decided #eight #fireman #go

I make it clear why I write as I do and why other poets write as they do. After hundreds of experiments I decided to go my own way in style and see what would happen. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#clear #decided #experiments #go #happen

Anytime I write something that's trying to be too smart, it doesn't work. ↗

— Emeli Sande

#i #i write #smart #something #too

I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was listening to all wrote. I never thought it was an option to sing anyone else's songs. ↗

— Emeli Sande

#anyone #cause #else #i #i always

I feel like 'Next To Me' is a great introduction because it's a simple song that has a simple message for me. I wanted to introduce something that lyrically I'm proud of and introduces me both as an artist and as a writer. ↗

— Emeli Sande

#because #both #feel #great #i

The focus is on singer/songwriters now rather than huge shows. I mean, of course there's always a place for that too. ↗

— Emeli Sande

#course #focus #huge #i #mean

I read every screenplay that was being sent to the other directors. None were being sent to me, but I was reading what others were choosing and what the best writers were writing. ↗

— Rupert Sanders

#best #choosing #directors #every #i

So when it was my turn to start developing projects, I knew the writers I wanted to work with, and I had met every head of studio, every executive and a lot of producers. I started finding things, little crumbs off other people's tables that I would make my own. ↗

— Rupert Sanders

#developing #every #executive #finding #had