When you write for very young children what they want is something familiar and safe and stereotyped. Helena Bonham Carter childfamiliarsafe Change image and share on social
When you write it doesn't occur to you that somebody could think different from what you do. Howard Nemerov occurwrite Change image and share on social
When you write, it's just a much more crystalline, compressed version of the voice you think with - though not the one you speak with. I think your writing voice is your laser-guided missile. It's the poetry part of you. Douglas Coupland compresscrystallineguide share on social
When you write, it's making a certain kind of music in your head. There's a rhythm to it, a pulse, and on the whole, I'm writing to that drum rather than the psychological process. Tom Stoppard drumheadkind Change image and share on social
When you write music that expresses doubt or concern, or talks about some of the darker things that a developing human goes through, people will come out of the woodwork to listen to someone else say it out loud. Tyler Joseph concerndarkdevelop share on social
When you write, no matter what, it ends up personal. Sean Durkin endmatterpersonal Change image and share on social
When you write non-fiction, you sit down at your desk with a pile of notebooks, newspaper clippings, and books and you research and put a book together the way you would a jigsaw puzzle. Janine di Giovanni bookclippingdesk Change image and share on social
When you write on your own, you can write the extremes. No one else is watching and you can really go as far as you need to. Kiran Desai extremewatchwrite Change image and share on social
When you write songs, you can't really point out the exact thing you're inspired by. It's more a state or a mood or an atmosphere that you're trying to put into words. Keren Ann atmosphereexactinspire Change image and share on social
