William Trevor Quotes
I believe in not quite knowing. A writer needs to be doubtful, questioning. I write out of curiosity and bewilderment.William Trevor
Quotes to Explore
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I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious views in this country.
Ed Miliband -
I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.
Laura Mvula -
Honest criticism, I suppose, has its place. But honest writing is infinitely more valuable.
Rachel Cusk -
It has been said that love is a function of communication. I believe that to be true. I believe, by extension, that human understanding is a function of communication. And the better human beings understand one another, the higher the level of functioning.
Dan Pallotta -
Writing about a person whose struggle you wish you could solve is an act of compassion and also, frankly, opportunism.
Karen Bender -
When you're writing, you are robbed of your delivery.
Calvin Trillin
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See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I'm profoundly convinced that that's a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks.
Orson Welles -
Be aware of who in your life is actually interested in hearing you discuss your writing, and who's just asking to be polite. Listening to writers talk about their work is often excruciatingly dull.
Hanya Yanagihara -
I invited a group of students to my studio to expose them to both the creative and business sides of the fashion industry. It was fun because the group was so bright and full of curiosity. They asked really challenging questions about all aspects of the business and absorbed so much information so quickly.
Narciso Rodriguez -
I love writing songs. I love doing my radio show and talking to the fans and listening to what they have to say, but there's a certain responsibility that comes along with being given the gift of music. I take that seriously, but at the same time I try to use it to do something that makes a difference in a positive way.
Randy Owen -
I believe it's a woman's right to decide what she wants to wear and if a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?
Malala Yousafzai -
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.
Zach Braff
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I thought writing about somebody current would be a little closer to what I'm used to doing.
Adam Clymer -
The writing that feels the best to me, I experience sometimes, is a kind of weirdly deep listening - like, it feels like if you just listen hard enough, the next sentence will tell you what it needs to be.
Garth Risk Hallberg -
I do believe in happy-ever-after.
Tamara Ecclestone -
I believe black characters in fiction are still revolutionary, given our long history of erasure.
Tananarive Due -
Tell your idea to whomever will listen, and you'll get valuable market feedback before writing a single line of code.
Aaron Patzer -
Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you've done in your life and write about that.
Jackie Collins
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The way my body is viewed in the world is different than a male body. People are going to write about the performance, but they're probably also going to be writing about what I was wearing or my hair, which just doesn't happen to men.
Frankie Cosmos -
The Bush Doctrine is a prescription for permanent war for permanent peace, though wars are the death of republics.
Pat Buchanan -
I will not be tortured, I tear torture out of myself by torturing you!
Bela Lugosi -
Being a filmmaker is kind of like being a glorified spy.
Jehane Noujaim -
Allright meat, show him your heat.
Crash Davis -
I believe in not quite knowing. A writer needs to be doubtful, questioning. I write out of curiosity and bewilderment.
William Trevor