Quotes by Writing There are so many directors that I want to work with, but I can't tell you that there's one role. If I knew it, I would write it for myself. Ayelet Zurer roleswritingdirectors I did point out that I have no prophetic gifts. I write books because I tried to do something more useful and failed. Since I've been trained to write, I do that as a defense against total despair. And seeing people like you, who are actively engaged in trying to salvage pieces of our wrecked lives, gives me hope that after all we are not alone. Ayi Kwei Armah writingbookpeople To be the kind of writer you want to be, you must first be the kind of thinker you want to be. Ayn Rand creativewritingfirsts If a drought strikes them, animals perish--man builds irrigation canals; if a flood strikes them, animals perish--man builds dams; if a carnivorous pack attacks them, animals perish--man writes the Constitution of the United States. Ayn Rand writinganimalmen Words are a lens to focus one's mind. Ayn Rand focusmindwriting A reader has to be concerned only with the end result; unless he chooses to analyze it, he does not have to know by what means that result was achieved-but it is my job to know. Ayn Rand writingjobsmean The art of writing is the art of doing what you think you're doing. This is not as simple as it sounds. It implies a very difficult undertaking: the necessity to think. And it implies the requirement to think out three separate, very hard problems: What is it you want to say? How are you going to say it? Have you really said it? Ayn Rand simplewritingart By what he chooses to present and by how he presents it, any author expresses his fundamental, metaphysical values. Ayn Rand creativefundamentalswriting If he can give his readers no reason why they should read his book, except that the events happened to him, it is not a valid book. Ayn Rand writinggivingbook You don't build for the way people live, but for the way they should live. I don't write about people as they are, but as they could be and should be. Ayn Rand writingpeopleway Do not set out to write with your eyes on the box office. It can't be done. Ayn Rand officeeyewriting I write - and read - for the sake of the story... My basic test for any story is: 'Would I want to meet these characters and observe these events in real life? Is this story an experience worth living through for its own sake? Is the pleasure of contemplating these characters an end itself? Ayn Rand realwritingcharacter If you write a whole line of zeroes, it's still — nothing. Ayn Rand linesstillswriting It is a sin to write this. Ayn Rand sinwriting The best, most natural dialogue is usually written as if the writer is listening to dictation. You might get stuck on any particular point and have to question yourself; but normally, dialogue writes itself. Ayn Rand listeningwritingmight Even in dialogue, your own style rules your selection. Do not give yourself a blank check of this kind: 'I'll merely reproduce what I think a character like so-and-so would say.' You have to reproduce it in the way your literary premises dictate. Ayn Rand writingcharacterthinking It's hard to decide how to match words to music. It's not like it's twice the work. It's always difficult for me to explain to the composer what I'm looking for. I'm not a professional; I lack even basic knowledge about writing music Ayumi Hamasaki composerdifficultwriting I'm not a professional; I lack even basic knowledge about writing music. Ayumi Hamasaki writing-musicwriting If I write when I'm low, it will be a dark song, but I don't care. I want to be honest with myself at all times. Ayumi Hamasaki darkwritingsong I can't write a lie; the world of imagination is no good. I objectively capture my own experiences and those of my friends. I want to put true feelings into words. If I make a song when I'm sad, it's a dark one, but I think that's good. No matter when I want to be true to myself. Ayumi Hamasaki writingsonglying«120121122123124125126127128129130»
