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Writing Down Quotes By Jann Arden: Put a chair against the door, and turn

Put a chair against the door, and turn the lights down low Write a letter to yourself, no one will ever know — Jann Arden

Writing Down Quotes By Henrik Ibsen: Before I write down one word, I have

Before I write down one word, I have to have the character in my mind through and through. I must penetrate into the last wrinkle of his soul. — Henrik Ibsen

Writing Down Quotes By Will Smith: Hurry up and write your number down before

Hurry up and write your number down before I don't want it no more, — Will Smith

Writing Down Quotes By Dave Attell: The voice in my head has a stutter,

The voice in my head has a stutter, and that's really annoying. D-D-D-Dave Dave. What? K-K-K-Kill your p-p-p-parents. L-L-L-Loa ... Write it down! — Dave Attell

Writing Down Quotes By Tiffanie DiDonato: I was unstoppable, slamming down on the keys

I was unstoppable, slamming down on the keys as if I were playing before a packed concert hall. Write! Write! Write! — Tiffanie DiDonato

Writing Down Quotes By Jan Brett: Writing a story is like going down a

Writing a story is like going down a path in the woods. You follow the path. You don't worry about getting lost. You just go. — Jan Brett

Writing Down Quotes By Efrat Israeli: Write it down and it will come alive.

Write it down and it will come alive. — Efrat Israeli

Writing Down Quotes By Benjamin Clementine: I wasn't quite used to writing a diary

I wasn't quite used to writing a diary - I didn't understand why people did it - but I wrote down notes and they went into a poem. — Benjamin Clementine

Writing Down Quotes By Rebecca Stead: I have nothing like a writing routine. I

I have nothing like a writing routine. I sometimes have trouble buckling down to write at home. — Rebecca Stead

Writing Down Quotes By Robert De Niro: Write down everything you want to do with

Write down everything you want to do with your life and then spend the next 25 years doing them. — Robert De Niro

Writing Down Quotes By Charles Bukowski: To die with your boots on while writing

To die with your boots on while writing poetry is not as glorious as riding a horse down Broadway with a stick of dynamite in your teeth, — Charles Bukowski

Writing Down Quotes By Noah Hawley: I sat down to take a break from

I sat down to take a break from writing a book and wrote a spec feature that would end up being the movie 'Lies & Alibis' with Steve Coogan. — Noah Hawley

Writing Down Quotes By Sahara Sanders: If you don't write your memoirs down then

If you don't write your memoirs down then time will swallow them up, leaving no leftovers. — Sahara Sanders

Writing Down Quotes By Robin Wells: Writing is a lot like making soup. My

Writing is a lot like making soup. My subconscious cooks the idea, but I have to sit down at the computer to pour it out. — Robin Wells

Writing Down Quotes By Stephen Leacock: Writing is not hard. Just get paper and

Writing is not hard. Just get paper and pencil, sit down, and write as it occurs to you. The writing is easy-it's the occurring that's hard. — Stephen Leacock

Writing Down Quotes By R.L. Stine: Kids think you just sit down and start

Kids think you just sit down and start writing. I always tell them you never do that. — R.L. Stine

Writing Down Quotes By Anthony Trollope: A novelist's characters must be with him as

A novelist's characters must be with him as he lies down to sleep, and as he wakes from his dreams. He must learn to hate them and to love them. — Anthony Trollope

Writing Down Quotes By Joni Mitchell: Musically, I would never run dry. Any time

Musically, I would never run dry. Any time I sit down to an instrument, I could write a song. — Joni Mitchell

Writing Down Quotes By Shiloh Fernandez: To sit down at a computer every day

To sit down at a computer every day and write a script is commendable. I don't have the patience for it, but I have some fantastic ideas. — Shiloh Fernandez

Writing Down Quotes By Tom Clancy: Speak your dialogue out loud. If it sounds

Speak your dialogue out loud. If it sounds like the way people talk, then write it down. — Tom Clancy

Writing Down Quotes By D.H. Lawrence: I never know when I sit down, just

I never know when I sit down, just what I am going to write. I make no plan; it just comes, and I don't know where it comes from. — D.H. Lawrence

Writing Down Quotes By Pope Francis: When I have a problem, I write it

When I have a problem, I write it down and ask St Joseph to sleep on it — Pope Francis

Writing Down Quotes By Matthew Tobin Anderson: Older teens tend to write to me and

Older teens tend to write to me and say, 'Thank you for not writing down to teenagers.' — Matthew Tobin Anderson

Writing Down Quotes By Chris Dietzel: Anything said is gone as soon as it

Anything said is gone as soon as it leaves my lips. Things written down at least have a chance to leave a soft echo of what had been. — Chris Dietzel

Writing Down Quotes By Uma Nnenna: Don't let society's defined genre hold you down,

Don't let society's defined genre hold you down, be a free spirit and just write, let society be the one to decide where each piece fits in. — Uma Nnenna

Writing Down Quotes By Edward Abbey: Ah yes, the head is full of books.

Ah yes, the head is full of books. The hard part is to force them down through the bloodstream and out through the fingers. — Edward Abbey

Writing Down Quotes By Arthur Rimbaud: It began as research. I wrote of silences,

It began as research. I wrote of silences, of nights, I scribbled the indescribable. I tied down the vertigo. — Arthur Rimbaud

Writing Down Quotes By Peter McWilliams: Whenever something good happens, write it down. Buy

Whenever something good happens, write it down. Buy a special notebook ... and use it to list all the good in your life. — Peter McWilliams

Writing Down Quotes By Michael Crichton: When I sit down in front of a

When I sit down in front of a Windows machine, I can't write; when I sit down in front of my Mac, I can write. So I only use Macs. — Michael Crichton

Writing Down Quotes By John Dos Passos: Everything published goes down the same chute out

Everything published goes down the same chute out of the overbright glare of publicity into oblivion. — John Dos Passos

Writing Down Quotes By Charles Bukowski: He asked, "What makes a man a writer?"

He asked, "What makes a man a writer?" "Well," I said, "it's simple. You either get it down on paper, or jump off a bridge. — Charles Bukowski

Writing Down Quotes By William Faulkner: Get it down. Take chances. It may be

Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it's the only way you can do anything good. — William Faulkner

Writing Down Quotes By Steven Pressfield: It's not the writing part that's hard. What's

It's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write.
What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance. — Steven Pressfield

Writing Down Quotes By Jack Canfield: Decide what it is you want, write it

Decide what it is you want, write it down, review it constantly, and each day do something that moves you toward those goals. — Jack Canfield

Writing Down Quotes By Lisa Newton: The main thing is finding the time to

The main thing is finding the time to sit down and write. You have to make the time. — Lisa Newton

Writing Down Quotes By Tony DiCicco: When you set a goal, write it down

When you set a goal, write it down and then it's like making a promise to yourself. — Tony DiCicco

Writing Down Quotes By Jim Tressel: I believe that when we write things down,

I believe that when we write things down, we being the process of activating the fundamentals in our lives. — Jim Tressel

Writing Down Quotes By Phil Cooke: Ideas are the most fragile things in the

Ideas are the most fragile things in the world, and if you do not write them down, they will be lost forever. — Phil Cooke

Writing Down Quotes By Ron Carlson: Get down, get naked, get savage.

Get down, get naked, get savage. — Ron Carlson

Writing Down Quotes By S.J. Watson: The little things. Perhaps it is these trivialities

The little things. Perhaps it is these trivialities I have been writing down in my book, these small hooks on which my whole life is hung. — S.J. Watson

Writing Down Quotes By Mike Birbiglia: Once you start writing something obsessively, it's almost

Once you start writing something obsessively, it's almost like someone has to rip it from your hands in order for you to put it down. — Mike Birbiglia

Writing Down Quotes By Adam Savage: The difference between screwing around and science is

The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down. — Adam Savage

Writing Down Quotes By Fennel Hudson: When sitting down to write a letter, it

When sitting down to write a letter, it always pays to calm one's mood, collect one's thoughts, and have a plan. — Fennel Hudson

Writing Down Quotes By Jason Fuchs: I don't know what'll ever happen if I'm

I don't know what'll ever happen if I'm in a healthy relationship. My writing career will go down the tubes. — Jason Fuchs

Writing Down Quotes By Patricia Robin Woodruff: In poetry we pare down our thoughts into

In poetry we pare down our thoughts into their most graceful shapes, like minimalist sculptures. — Patricia Robin Woodruff

Writing Down Quotes By Richard G. Scott: When revelation comes write it down.

When revelation comes write it down. — Richard G. Scott

Writing Down Quotes By Josh Lieb: I have to start writing down things that

I have to start writing down things that happen, or I'll forget my life entirely. — Josh Lieb

Writing Down Quotes By Christy Hall: As you near a finish line, do not

As you near a finish line, do not slow down. Instead, run faster. Give all you have left until it is done. It is then that you may collapse. — Christy Hall

Writing Down Quotes By David Shields: To write only according to the rules laid

To write only according to the rules laid down by masterpieces signifies that one is not a master but a pupil. — David Shields

Writing Down Quotes By David Mitchell: If you show someone something you've written, you

If you show someone something you've written, you give them a sharpened stake, lie down in your coffin, and say, 'When you're ready'. — David Mitchell

Writing Down Quotes By Jessica-Lynn Barbour: Traveling down a road of self-destructionWith no room

Traveling down a road of self-destruction
With no room for any reconstruction — Jessica-Lynn Barbour

Writing Down Quotes By Bryant McGill: A goal that is not written is not

A goal that is not written is not a goal. It only becomes real when you write it down. — Bryant McGill

Writing Down Quotes By Marti Melville: When the vision fill yours mind and passio

When the vision fill yours mind and passio hits your gut, the need to write it down cannot be stifled. — Marti Melville

Writing Down Quotes By Pauline Oliveros: My writing has always been a rather non-linear

My writing has always been a rather non-linear process. I've found if I get something down, I can listen to it and other things start to come. — Pauline Oliveros

Writing Down Quotes By Nick Bantock: Letter writing is an excellent way of slowing

Letter writing is an excellent way of slowing down this lunatic helterskelter universe long enough to gather one's thoughts — Nick Bantock

Writing Down Quotes By Charles Bukowski: Bad poetry is caused by people who sit

Bad poetry is caused by people who sit down and think, Now I am going to write a Poem. — Charles Bukowski

Writing Down Quotes By Ellen Emerson White: I feel rather a fool writing down my

I feel rather a fool writing down my thoughts — Ellen Emerson White

Writing Down Quotes By Andrew Dominik: A lot of writing's going down dead ends

A lot of writing's going down dead ends that don't go anywhere. — Andrew Dominik

Writing Down Quotes By Stephen King: When the work is the best work, it's

When the work is the best work, it's more like being a secretary than it is a creative person, you just sort of take the stuff down. — Stephen King

Writing Down Quotes By Michel De Montaigne: It is not my deeds that I write

It is not my deeds that I write down, it is myself, my essence. — Michel De Montaigne

Writing Down Quotes By Ursula K. Le Guin: You sit down and you do it, and

You sit down and you do it, and you do it, and you do it, until you have learned to do it. — Ursula K. Le Guin

Writing Down Quotes By Jason Bateman: I remember my dad working with me on

I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff. — Jason Bateman

Writing Down Quotes By John Geddes: The secret to writing is to get your

The secret to writing is to get your own pain - shout it out till it hurts your throat - weep it into your pillow - then write it down ... — John Geddes

Writing Down Quotes By Jim Crumley: ...there are no new themes for a writer,

...there are no new themes for a writer, only new ways of setting down old themes, new eyes to wander among old rocks. — Jim Crumley

Writing Down Quotes By Paul Klee: My mirror probes down to the heart. I

My mirror probes down to the heart. I write words on the forehead and around the corners of the mouth. My human faces are truer than the real ones. — Paul Klee

Writing Down Quotes By Ann Aguirre: When people stop writing down their stories, the

When people stop writing down their stories, the soul of the world is lost. — Ann Aguirre

Writing Down Quotes By Andrew Scott: I have a terrible superstition of writing things

I have a terrible superstition of writing things down. — Andrew Scott

Writing Down Quotes By Wally Lamb: Fiction writing is a strange business when you

Fiction writing is a strange business when you think about it. You sit down and weave a network of lies to explore deeper truths. — Wally Lamb

Writing Down Quotes By James Salter: I write in longhand. I am accustomed to

I write in longhand. I am accustomed to that proximity, that feel of writing. Then I sit down and type. — James Salter

Writing Down Quotes By Friedrich Nietzsche: All I need is a sheet of paperand

All I need is a sheet of paper
and something to write with, and then
I can turn the world upside down. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Writing Down Quotes By Michael Martone: Every word Martone sets down, finally, a choice

Every word Martone sets down, finally, a choice that limits the universe, their trail across the page a fossil record of some life's life-story. — Michael Martone

Writing Down Quotes By Friedrich Nietzsche: You look up when you wish to be

You look up when you wish to be exalted. And I look down because I am exalted. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Writing Down Quotes By Matt Forbeck: Writing is an act of discovery in which

Writing is an act of discovery in which you peel back the layers of the story as you write it down. — Matt Forbeck

Writing Down Quotes By Dani Harper: If you hear voices, you're a lunatic. If

If you hear voices, you're a lunatic. If you write down what they say, you're an author. — Dani Harper

Writing Down Quotes By Pamela Frankau: I like to use as few commas as

I like to use as few commas as possible so that sentences will go down in one swallow without touching the sides. — Pamela Frankau

Writing Down Quotes By Ben Casnocha: I'm skeptical of passive learning. If you don't

I'm skeptical of passive learning. If you don't write down what you're hearing and learning, what the odds you remember it? — Ben Casnocha

Writing Down Quotes By Betty Dravis: Writing a book is like sliding down a

Writing a book is like sliding down a rainbow! Marketing it is like trudging through a field of chewed bubblegum on a hot, sticky day. — Betty Dravis

Writing Down Quotes By Georgann Low: I like how writing can take you off

I like how writing can take you off for a jaunt in your head and then set you back down in the chair where you've been all along. — Georgann Low

Writing Down Quotes By John Steinbeck: Never correct or rewrite until the whole thing

Never correct or rewrite until the whole thing is down. — John Steinbeck

Writing Down Quotes By Thighpaulsandra: I'm not the fastest reader or writer but

I'm not the fastest reader or writer but occasionally I'll write things down just so I don't forget them. — Thighpaulsandra

Writing Down Quotes By Greg Rucka: The first story I can remember writing, that

The first story I can remember writing, that I truly set down on paper, was a Christmas story that I wrote when I was ten years old. — Greg Rucka

Writing Down Quotes By Paul Schrader: I don't think it's very useful to open

I don't think it's very useful to open wide the door for young artists; the ones who break down the door are more interesting. — Paul Schrader

Writing Down Quotes By Aimee Mann: It's in the dictionary. And when I find

It's in the dictionary. And when I find what it is, I'll write it down in case it comes up again, I'll be certain to avoid it. — Aimee Mann

Writing Down Quotes By Tara VanDerveer: Writing a manual forces you to place your

Writing a manual forces you to place your thoughts and ideas down on paper. — Tara VanDerveer

Writing Down Quotes By Bob Goff: Insecurity wants us to keep track of our

Insecurity wants us to keep track of our failures;
grace doesn't even write them down. — Bob Goff

Writing Down Quotes By George A. Sheehan: Because until we write it down, we don't

Because until we write it down, we don't know what is actually at the root of our lives. — George A. Sheehan

Writing Down Quotes By DJ Shadow: I personally feel the need to experience life

I personally feel the need to experience life and new music and ideas before I can sit down and start writing music again. — DJ Shadow

Writing Down Quotes By Edward Abbey: In order to write a book, it is

In order to write a book, it is necessary to sit down (or stand up) and write. Therein lies the difficulty. — Edward Abbey

Writing Down Quotes By Carlos Santana: You meditate and you got the candles, you

You meditate and you got the candles, you got the incense and you've been chanting, and all of a sudden you hear this voice: 'Write this down' — Carlos Santana

Writing Down Quotes By Sean Beaudoin: How do you learn to write? You sit

How do you learn to write? You sit your ass down in a chair, in front of a laptop, for ten years. Period. — Sean Beaudoin

Writing Down Quotes By Heather Sellers: I started writing everything down.I wrote for the

I started writing everything down.I wrote for the same reason someone lost sticks a message in a bottle.
I'm here. Help. Please find me. — Heather Sellers

Writing Down Quotes By Stephen Leacock: Writing is no trouble: you just jot down

Writing is no trouble: you just jot down ideas as they occur to you. The jotting is simplicity itself
it is the occurring which is difficult. — Stephen Leacock

Writing Down Quotes By Stephen King: If I can get it down on paper

If I can get it down on paper without puking all over the word processor, then as far as I'm concerned, it's fit to see the light of day. — Stephen King

Writing Down Quotes By John Vianney: The Devil writes down our sins - our

The Devil writes down our sins - our Guardian Angel all our merits. Labor that the Guardian Angel's book may be full, and the Devil's empty. — John Vianney

Writing Down Quotes By Lawrence Block: If you want to write fiction, the best

If you want to write fiction, the best thing you can do is take two aspirins, lie down in a dark room, and wait for the feeling to pass. — Lawrence Block

Writing Down Quotes By Alan Furst: I could not spend the rest of my

I could not spend the rest of my life sitting in Brazil writing down who called whom uncle and aunt. — Alan Furst

Writing Down Quotes By Dan Bejar: I've never had any kind of work ethic.

I've never had any kind of work ethic. I've never sat down with the intention of writing a song. — Dan Bejar

Writing Down Quotes By Jacques Barzun: Grab a pen and put down some words

Grab a pen and put down some words - your name even - and a title: something to see, to revise, to carve, to do over in the opposite way — Jacques Barzun

Writing Down Quotes By Marcus Aurelius: Neither in writing nor in reading wilt thou

Neither in writing nor in reading wilt thou be able to lay down rules for others before thou shalt have first learned to obey rules thyself. — Marcus Aurelius

Writing Down Quotes By John Lydon: There's many, many ways to write a song.

There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them. — John Lydon