When you are writing a book, it feels as if you are simply concentrating on the world of the book and that whatever is happening in your personal life is outside the room, as it were. But maybe that's just the way you have to talk to yourself to make it possible. Salman Rushdie bookconcentratefelt share on social
When you are writing a memoir, you have the advantage of knowing how it all ends. It's just taking your life apart and putting it together again. Koren Zailckas advantageendknow Change image and share on social
When you are writing a song for something else, if you are doing something for money, I always think that's bad luck. Chad Kroeger badluckmoney Change image and share on social
When you are writing literary writing, you are communicating something subtextual with emotions and poetry. The prose has to have a voice; it's not just typing. It takes a while to get that voice. Joyce Carol Oates communicateemotionliterary Change image and share on social
When you are writing, of course, you have to do all that writing and correcting for yourself. When I was a librarian it was expected that I would know about a wide range of books. Margaret Mahy bookcorrectexpect Change image and share on social
When you are young and healthy, it never occurs to you that in a single second your whole life could change. Annette Funicello changehealthylife Change image and share on social
When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to become so involved. Gordon B. Hinckley agedateinvolve Change image and share on social
When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel. Laini Taylor craftfinishhard Change image and share on social
When you are young, nothing is more important than football, but as you get older, you get married, have kids and lose people. Then you realise your family is more important. This comes with age. Jermain Defoe agefamilyfootball Change image and share on social
When you are young, there is so much ahead of you, it's like the Saharan desert. You can't even see across it. Henry Rollins aheaddesertsaharan Change image and share on social
