#writing

Early on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I'd start writing poems about suicide. ↗

— Jack Nicholson

#alone #early #i #nights #poems

Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate. ↗

— Sharon Olds

#being #i #interested #one thing #really

I worked probably 25 years by myself, just writing and working, not trying to publish much, not giving readings. ↗

— Mary Oliver

#i #just #much #myself #probably

I learned to embrace my individuality, and if that meant writing a song on one chord over and over again, then that's what I do. ↗

— Beth Orton

#chord #embrace #i #i do #individuality

Good writing is like a windowpane. ↗

— George Orwell

#good writing #like #windowpane #writing

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. ↗

— George Orwell

#indefensible #largely #our #our time #political

After writing a page, Hemingway would let it float to the ground. He never crumpled pages - he believed that if you crumpled them, you'd be insane in a year. ↗

— Clive Owen

#believed #float #ground #hemingway #insane

It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing. ↗

— Clive Owen

#basics #characters #does #go #great

The nerds are my favourite sort of boys - any guy with a passion - whether it be physics or film or writing or poetry even, I think it's super sweet and it's very attractive for a female. ↗

— Teresa Palmer

#attractive #even #favourite #female #film

Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. I'm interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. I'm interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#around #because #being #books #both