#writing

Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing. ↗

— Norman Mailer

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Alimony is the curse of the writing class. ↗

— Norman Mailer

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The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving a child and having a baby made in a test tube. ↗

— Norman Mailer

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Whether it's string writing or whatever, I try to write for what each instrumentalist can do best. ↗

— Chuck Mangione

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Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability. ↗

— Barry Mann

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I think if one wants to be in a continual state of insanity one should stay married to that writing partner. ↗

— Barry Mann

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You can get stale writing with each other for a while. ↗

— Barry Mann

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You have certain writing tools but generally creating something from nothing makes one quite mad and Cynthia and I are quite mad you know. ↗

— Barry Mann

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You have to be very brave in that first writing session. ↗

— Barry Mann

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A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. ↗

— Thomas Mann

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