Writing

“We cannot cease to say what we have seen and heard.”

“I still have a feeling that I haven't written the best that I can write.”

“I believe it is difficult for those who publish their own memoirs to escape the imputation of vanity.”

“Mon carnet, c’est une manière de prévoir les problèmes.”

“The only reason to write about a life in showbusiness is to point out the absurdity of it all, because very little is consequential.”

“I write because I have an innate need to write!”

“The number of people who can copulate properly may be few; the number who can write well are infinitely fewer.”

“On ne trouve plus rien à dire alors on fait des phrases, on arrange la vérité.”

“I like the mystery of songwriting; of not knowing what I'm writing about until it becomes clear later on.”

“I feel least like a writer when I am working on a book.”

“Je ne sais en quels termes vous exprimer ma reconnaissance. Ma plume est comme ma voix sur la scène, mais mon cœur est comme mon visage.”

“The way of writing was more important than the theme.”

“Merey qalam ki asmat meri maa behan ki izzat sey ziada aziz hai.”

“What I find compelling is to write stories about people in Latin America who otherwise might be invisible.”

“It’s not about you, it’s about the story.”

“All these beautiful lives are the reason I write.”

“The idea of writing Mary Prince’s history was first suggested by herself.”

“What am I writing into? What am I writing over?”