Gerald Brenan Quotes
It is by sitting down to write every morning that he becomes a writer. Those who do not do this remain amateurs.
Quotes to Explore
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I really tend to write in retrospect.
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I understand the desire to write and read about the death of publishing. It's a perversely and universally appealing topic.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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I always knew I wanted to be a writer. I just wasn't sure what I wanted to do as a money-making job.
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I was always falling in love at a very young age - kindergarten is when I can remember. There was always a crush. And when I was in sixth grade, I started picking up guitar, so I started wanting to write about it and sing about it.
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I opened up every can of worms I could. I got to the place where I would peel back one layer, and then another layer, and the stuff that would come up underneath was so inspiring, it made me want to write about it.
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I write to escape; to escape poverty.
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I don't think of myself as Scottish or lesbian when I sit down and write. I am glad I have broken out of that limited audience.
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If I write something, and I'm going to put in all that love and energy, I want to direct it.
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I've never experienced writer's block. When it's going really well, my body temperature goes up, and I'm flushed. I get quite delirious.
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There are three things that make a person a writer: inspiration, perspiration and desperation.
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If you are a good writer - and I think I am - you are able to handle any kind of group and imagine their lives.
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To write a love song that might be able to make it on the radio, that is something that is terrifying to me. But I can definitely write a song about that chair over there. That I can do, but to sit and write a pop song out of the clear blue sky, that is very difficult and I admire the people that can do it.
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Many who resort to crime ultimately can't read or write.
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I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading.
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I am not scared of anyone. I will write and publish my books.
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At least I can write.
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I can write with absolutely perfect penmanship with my feet. If I broke both my arms, I could still write a girl a love letter using just my toes.
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Amateurs are not afraid to make mistakes or look ridiculous in public. They're in love, so they don't hesitate to do work that others think of as silly or just plain stupid.
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Writers don't write to inform other people, they write to find out something themselves.
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Hype is the awkward and desperate attempt to convince journalists that what you've made is worth the misery of having to review it.
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My son, Sanjay, and I discuss a lot of things. Like, he gives me feedback on my films and what his friends say at school.
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I always thought that I played better when I was the captain. If you look at my record during the six years I was captain - except for a couple of series - I did very well.
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It is by sitting down to write every morning that he becomes a writer. Those who do not do this remain amateurs.
