Quotes by Writing I'm most happy when I am writing at night, because I need space and time to write. Cecelia Ahern spacewritingnight Decide where and when you want to write. I like space, and silence is an inspiration to me. Cecelia Ahern spaceinspirationwriting I would love to write a mystery - a romantic, funny mystery. Cecelia Ahern mysterywriting I write my novels longhand. I love the feeling of writing; I love to see pen on paper. It feels more creative than typing, and it's a more visual process for me - I can picture the entire scene in my head and am merely writing what I see. Cecelia Ahern creativefeelingswriting I write human stories. I write about people. Not as a product of their environment. But from the stance that everybody is made of the same thing. Cecelia Ahern storieswritingpeople Write what's up there." Sister Ignatius pointed at her temple. "As a great man once said, this is a secret garden. We've all got one of those." "Jesus?" "No, Bruce Springsteen. Cecelia Ahern writingmenjesus We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand. Cecil Day-Lewis self-worthwritinginspirational Write what you know. Write what you want to know more about. Write what you're afraid to write about. Cecil Murphey inspirationwantwriting The preservation of the Jew was certainly not casual. He has endured through the power of a certain ideal, based on the recognition of a Higher Power in human affairs. Time after time in his history, moreover, he has been saved from disaster in a manner, which cannot be described excepting as 'providential.' The author has deliberately attempted to write this book in a secular spirit; he does not think that his readers can fail to see in it, on every page, a higher immanence Cecil Roth writingbookthinking Even now, I change my style and clothes from one day to the next, but during high school I blended in. I think a lot of people are that way. I guess that's why I can write about an array of characters. Cecily von Ziegesar writingcharacterschool I decided that, if I were to write a teen series, I'd want to set it in a place that was familiar to me - Manhattan, where I'd grown up - and I'd model the characters on myself and my friends. Cecily von Ziegesar manhattanwritingcharacter I have no sense of what I should or shouldn't talk about. I just blather. Which is why it's fun to write 'Gossip Girl.' I do tend to just talk about anything. Cecily von Ziegesar girlwritingfun I certainly didn't say while writing 'Gossip Girl,' 'Oh this is going to be big!' It was really like, 'Oh god, everyone's gong to hate these people! They're so bratty!' But I actually think what is so appealing about them is the humor in them. Cecily von Ziegesar girlhatewriting Face it, you have to be sort of an egomaniac to write something down and think that anyone is going to want to read it. Cecily von Ziegesar wantwritingthinking I am very active on Twitter and one thing that keeps popping up is "How do I balance having a kid and writing?" And I know it should not be as aggravating, but I know no one ever asks a male writer that. Or, any male that. Celeste Ng balancewritingkids I would never tell myself, you have to write 20 pages today or something. But I do try to show up. Read what I wrote, fix things. Celeste Ng pageswritingtrying Being a reporter is one of the noblest things you can do in life. Letting the people know. It's really a holy cause. Time after time after time, in the middle of corruption and disgrace and bad politics, I've seen people come through and do for people. I write about someone in trouble and someone else rallies to help them. Through reporting, things can change. Celestine Sibley causeswritingpeople We have always learned about life by dramatising our questions. Celia Brayfield creative-writingcreativewriting I cannot write long books; I leave that for those who have nothing to say. Celia Green writinglongbook I won't write my autobiography because I never had an affair with Frank Sinatra, and if I had had, I wouldn't tell anyone. Celia Johnson autobiographyaffairwriting«208209210211212213214215216217218»
