Irvine Welsh Quotes
I tend to read more nonfiction, really, because when I'm writing I don't like to read other fiction.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't like people cleaning my room.
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Nobody is gonna love you like you. You're gonna be your best salesman.
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When you're writing a story in bits and pieces, month in and month out, there really isn't time or space for reflection, no room to learn what those scripts had to teach you.
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I was a fine arts major in college, and a painter for many years. And I found that, like writing, art is very similar.
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It takes me a long time writing books. It takes me about five years to write a book, and when I'm done, the last thing I want to do is to do it again.
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I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.
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I like the performing. And interviews, even. And the stuff that's not sitting in a room by yourself with empty paper. But I never loved writing, to tell you the truth.
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The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.
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I must be like the princess who felt the pea through seven mattresses; each book is a pea.
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I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.
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I really like collections of things. I love antique botanical prints with a bunch of different weeds and seeds.
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One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.
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Write every day; never give up; it's supposed to be difficult; try to find some pleasure and reward in the act of writing, because you can't look for praise from editors, readers, or critics. In other words, tips that are much easier to give than to take.
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Black people were very angry with me for writing the book. A lot of people didn't believe me, or didn't want to believe me, and that used to really bother me. It was a very painful and difficult time.
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The ego being shattered is not what frightens me - that can be useful for writing - but the ego being inflated is sort of like it dying of gout.
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There are no rules to writing a song.
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I don't really feel like I need to be a teenager ever again.
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Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.
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I couldn't be a royal. It's like living in a supersonic goldfish bowl.
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When I first start writing a song, I usually write the title first, then the song, and I'll sing the song in my head and think of a visual of the song. If I can't think of a visual behind the song, I'll throw the song away.
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Writing is a very lonely occupation. To write you need to concentrate, to concentrate you need to lock yourself away. No distractions; you want your stream of thought uninterrupted.
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I was playing the piano when I was three, writing songs when I was ten. I had a lot of experience before I got to college. I knew I wanted to be a singer, so anyone who met me, I didn't let too much time pass before I showed my talent.
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I've always had this deep and chronic sense of dissatisfaction.
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I tend to read more nonfiction, really, because when I'm writing I don't like to read other fiction.
