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Writing Quotes

The craft and habit of writing.

This set covers a filmmaker tracing an early comedic style back to college years, and advice that writing something and deciding to publish it are two separate decisions entirely. For more on the finished product, see Book.

The most difficult and complicated part of the writing process is the beginning.

Quotes by A. B. Yehoshua

Texting isn't writing. It's not like letter writing. Texting is short scriptwriting. It's a collaborative soap opera where nothing happens.

Quotes by A. A. Gill

Because there is no better tool for writing than experience. It has very little to do with grammar and everything to do with knowing.

Quotes by A. A. Gill

Writing, for me, is the great organiser. It's while writing that I think most deeply about things.

Quotes by A. A. Gill

I was always writing, since I was, like, 12.

Quotes by A Boogie wit da Hoodie

I am an avid reader! As for writing, I might - someday. But we'll have to wait and see.

Quotes by Zosia Mamet

I'm pretty terrible at writing, so the way I kind of therapeutically get through things is by drawing.

Quotes by Zoey Deutch

For me, writing is 75 percent procrastinating and 25 percent actually sitting down and working.

Quotes by Zooey Deschanel

I love when I'm writing and I'm cringing because I know I'm doing something right.

Quotes by Zoe Cassavetes

I took a writing class in college, liked it, and my first year out of school I couldn't get a job, so I wrote a play.

Quotes by Zoe Kazan

I really, really, really love writing comics.

Quotes by Zoe Quinn

I've always enjoyed gaming, but even as I got older, and I started to get deeper into writing and all this stuff that is my grown-up job, I couldn't play as much as I used to.

Quotes by Zelda Williams

This motion-picture muddle had distracted me from my writing.

Quotes by Zane Grey

What is writing but an expression of my own life?

Quotes by Zane Grey

I did not have one bad spell during writing - an unprecedented record.

Quotes by Zane Grey

Writing was like digging coal. I sweat blood. The spell is on me.

Quotes by Zane Grey

I think what happens with a lot of writing and art is that specificity ends up being relatable while universality becomes vague.

Quotes by Zazie Beetz

I don't want to name any names, but I've worked on television shows where there's a guy writing for my generation who's, like, 60 - and it doesn't work.

Quotes by Zachary Knighton

I didn't necessarily have a total idea when I was writing the movie of where everything was going. I just wanted to have really realistic dialogue and write like people I knew talked. I tried to keep it very real.

Quotes by Zach Braff

You have to determine what you are and send the messages out to people, like, 'Hey, I'm a screenwriter - look at this.' You can't sit around, wondering why people aren't calling and asking about my writing.

Quotes by Zach Galligan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about the kind of comedy someone used to write?
Yes. One quote reflects on what material might have looked like if the speaker had started earlier, guessing it would have resembled 'Damsels in Distress' kinds of films, since that's the kind of comedy being written at the time.
Is there advice here about writing versus publishing?
Yes. One quote advises students that writing a poem and publishing it are two quite separate things, encouraging them to write what they have to write rather than holding back out of fear it might upset someone. It's solid, honest advice for anyone starting out. For more encouraging quotes, see Good quotes.
Is there a quote about avoiding repetitive songwriting?
Yes - one quote says: "I hate it when bands keep making the same record over and over, so we're pushing ourselves to try new things and experiment in our writing approach." It's a statement about wanting to keep creative work fresh. Browse Like quotes for more on personal taste.
Is there a quote about balancing songwriting with other band responsibilities?
Yes. One quote recalls that in the early years of Static-X, a pattern emerged where the speaker spent all free time writing songs for the band, while the other guys spent their free time working on other things. It's a glimpse into how creative labor can be divided unevenly within a group. For more quotes on consistent habits, see Always quotes.
What different sides of "writing" does this page cover?
Early comedic influences, honest advice about writing versus publishing, the drive to avoid repetitive songwriting, and the reality of who does the writing work within a band. For more on the reading side of writing, see Book quotes.

A band's account of pushing past repetition into new territory sits alongside a memory of writing songs alone while bandmates focused elsewhere. Continue with Good or Always.