When I write that I've known about something for a long time, that's not a boast. That's a confession. It's me acknowledging that I have withheld something important from the public. Matt Apuzzo acknowledgeboastconfession Change image and share on social
When I write, the first blank page, or any blank page, means nothing to me. What means something is a page that has been filled with words. Guillermo Cabrera Infante blankfillmean Change image and share on social
When I write the set, I try to create something that will not only be interesting for the audience, but will have a flow for the band, too, so we don't get boring. Dave Matthews audiencebandbore Change image and share on social
When I write, the story is always uppermost in my mind, and I feel that everything must be sacrificed to it. All elegant passages, all the curious details, all the so-called beautiful writing - if they are not truly relevant to what I am trying to say, then they have to go. Paul Auster beautifulcallcurious share on social
When I write, what I long for is not more realism or fiction but more courage. That's what I always find myself short on and what I have to struggle to achieve in order that the work might live. Junot Diaz achievecouragefiction Change image and share on social
When I write, when I'm going hot, I don't want to write more than four hours in a row. After that, you're pushing it. Charles Bukowski hothourpush Change image and share on social
When I write with Maiden, then I write only with the guys in Maiden, we don't do songs from outside people. Bruce Dickinson guymaidenpeople Change image and share on social
When I wrote about Mary Wollstonecraft, I found that here she was, in the late 18th century, going to work for the 'Analytical Review.' What was the 'Analytical Review?' It was a magazine that dealt with politics and literature. Claire Tomalin 18thanalyticcentury share on social
When I wrote about media and technology, I had a lot of lonely, even intimate book talks. Since writing about dogs, I have a lot of company at book signings. Jon Katz bookcompanydog Change image and share on social
When I wrote about the French Revolution, I didn't choose to write about aristocrats; I chose characters who began their lives in provincial obscurity. Hilary Mantel aristocratbegincharacter Change image and share on social
