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When a woman writes you a poem, she spends time with the gods on your behalf.

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I had neither expert aid nor advice. I studied no courses in writing; until a year or so ago, I never read a book by anybody advising writers how to write.

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People ask me why I write. I write to find out what I know.

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I wanted to escape the unrest, to shut out the voices around me and within me, so I write.

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You need not expect to get your book right the first time. Go to work and revamp or rewrite it. God only exhibits his thunder and lightning at intervals, and so they always command attention. These are God's adjectives. You thunder and lightning too much; the reader ceases to get under the bed, by and by.

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An editor should tell the author his writing is better than it is. Not a lot better, a little better.

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Writing a check separates a commitment from a conversation.

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If you start with a bang, you won't end with a whimper.

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I primarily write nonfiction. Research, reflection, and spending time with ideas are important to me. So, this is how I spend most of my time writing - in thought.

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You can only write, 'Somebody wants something, something else is in their way of getting it.'

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Vehement writing, even if it is charged with truth, is no answer to violent action.

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The writing of the script is a continual process. There's the first draft and then many, many re-writes here and there.

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I write to escape ... to escape poverty.

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Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

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In general, what is written must be easy to read and easy to speak; which is the same.

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The writing begins when you’ve finished. Only then do you know what you’re trying to say.

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When you live from freelance check to freelance check, your mind is always on "What's the next piece I'm going to write, or draw, that'll pay this month's rent?" And so going out to play ball with my kids was a low priority.

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I tend to write songs fast, so the process usually only lasts around 30 minutes. In the studio is where I really can artistically breathe, and let my ideas flow.

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After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.

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It was a subtle refinement of God to learn Greek when he wished to write a book – and that he did not learn it better.

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