#writing

Introspection and preserved writings give us far more insight into the ways of past humans than we have into the ways of past dinosaurs. For that reason, I'm optimistic that we can eventually arrive at convincing explanations for these broadest patterns of human history. ↗

— Jared Diamond

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Performing is the easiest part of what I do, and songwriting is the hardest. ↗

— Neil Diamond

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I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option. ↗

— Eddie Vedder

#being #dad #go #goes #great

When I'm writing, I like to seal everything off and face the wall, not to look outside the window. The only way out is through the sentences. ↗

— E. L. Doctorow

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I guess you could say I've been writing all my life. ↗

— Anthony Doerr

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It really wasn't until I was in college when I began to write more and more, and I realized I was scheduling my entire life around my writing. ↗

— Rita Dove

#began #college #entire #entire life #i

When I first got my record deal, I was like, 'I just want to sing,' and I never put much thought into what really goes into a record. But as I got older, I developed a passion for writing. ↗

— Hilary Duff

#developed #first #goes #got #i

Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

#deal #feelings #find #images #intense

Of course, sometimes when you write personally, you are also writing about society, obliquely reflecting topical issues, but not in a way that people would expect you to or in the way that someone trying to make a point would. ↗

— Suzanne Vega

#also #course #expect #issues #make

Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer. ↗

— Kate DiCamillo

#had #i #interest #understand #wanted