Quotes by Writing A man without a bias cannot write interesting history - if indeed such a man exists. Bertrand Russell writingmenhistory (on A History of Western Philosophy) I was sometimes accused by reviewers of writing not a true history but a biased account of the events that I arbitrarily chose to write of. But to my mind, a man without a bias cannot write interesting history - if, indeed, such man exists. Bertrand Russell writingmenphilosophy A word is used "correctly" when the average hearer will be affected by it in the way intended. This is a psychological, not a literary, definition of "correctness". The literary definition would substitute, for the average hearer, a person of high education living a long time ago; the purpose of this definition is to make it difficult to speak or write correctly. Bertrand Russell writingaveragelong To write tragedy, a man must feel tragedy. To feel tragedy, a man must be aware of the world in which he lives. Not only with his mind, but with his blood and sinews. Bertrand Russell writingmenblood I am paid by the word, so I always write the shortest words possible. Bertrand Russell paidwriting It appeared that after first contemplating a book on some subject, and after giving serious preliminary attention to it, I needed a period of subconscious incubation which could not be hurried and was if anything impeded by deliberate thinking.... Having, by a time of very intense concentration, planted the problem in my subconsciousness, it would germinate underground until, suddenly, the solution emerged with a blinding clarity, so that it only remained to write down what happened as if in a revelation. Bertrand Russell writingbookthinking Writing can be either readable or precise, but not at the same time. Bertrand Russell precisewriting Once the grammar has been learned, writing is simply talking on paper and in time learning what not to say. Beryl Bainbridge paperwritingtalking I am of the firm belief that everybody could write books and I never understand why they don't. After all, everybody speaks. Once the grammar has been learnt it is simply talking on paper and in time learning what not to say. Beryl Bainbridge writingtalkingbook Regardless of the popular literary trend of the times, write the thing which lies close to your heart. Bess Streeter Aldrich heartwritinglying I am building a stairway to the stars. I have the authority to take the whole of mankind up there with me. That is why I write. Bessie Head buildingstarswriting I write because I have authority from life to do so. Bessie Head authoritywriting I think from a major-label perspective, if you were on the flip side of things and that's the world you were used to working in, your interpretation could be, "Oh, they're having trouble writing songs," when really it's like, "No, I'm not ready to write songs, I don't want to write a song right now, if I did write a song, it would be forced." Beth Ditto writingsongthinking Tone is a very difficult thing. You can't write tone, I don't think. You can try - you certainly try. I write too, so I know I'm trying desperately to communicate to whoever's going to direct my pieces, the way I see the humor. But it's very difficult. Beth Grant writingtryingthinking Writing is always a solitary experience, but living, if you're lucky, is not. Beth Harbison solitaryluckywriting I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays. Beth Henley coupleplaywriting The next thing I wrote was in a writing class at night school. It was about a poor woman who worked at a dime store and who was all alone for Christmas in Laurel, Mississippi. Beth Henley christmaswritingschool I love writing for the screen. Beth Henley screenswriting And all writing is creating or spinning dreams for other people so they won't have to bother doing it themselves. Beth Henley creatingdreamwriting But when I got to SMU and decided to take a playwriting class, I said this isn't a bad idea. IfI write characters, they could be as dumb as me, and I don't have to be very smart. Beth Henley smartwritingcharacter«143144145146147148149150151152153»
