#writing

I don't want to constantly be writing about terrorism and strife. ↗

— Lawrence Wright

#constantly #i #strife #terrorism #want

I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done. ↗

— Steven Wright

#book #done #got #i #numbers

Being in a rock band is about touring. It's about writing songs and it's about making records but it's also about taking a wonderful smile onto that stage and making the people feel good about themselves. ↗

— James Young

#also #band #being #feel #feel good

A good writer cannot avoid having social consciousness. I don't mean this about small pieces of writing, but about a big book. If it's a big book, there has to be more than one undertow. ↗

— Marguerite Young

#avoid #big #book #cannot #consciousness

One could see that what you are writing was that today's meeting with President Bill Clinton was going to be a disaster. Now, for the first time, I can tell you that you are a disaster. ↗

— Boris Yeltsin

#bill clinton #clinton #could #disaster #first

Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about. ↗

— Marilyn Hacker

#energy #gives #good #good writing #whatever

I've always enjoyed writing, I graduated with a degree in English; I've done bits of journalism. ↗

— Michael York

#bits #degree #done #english #enjoyed

Acting and writing go together. Actors write because they love words and becoming other people - we love to escape into other characters. ↗

— Susannah York

#because #becoming #characters #escape #go

Reading at meals is considered rude in polite society, but if you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects. ↗

— Stephen King

#norms #politeness #reading #society #writing

I love making records; I love making music; I love writing songs. ↗

— Barry Gibb

#i love #love #making #music #records