Writing Quotes
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In the early '90s, I was disillusioned after the blasts and riots in Mumbai. I was in college and started thinking that religion was the root cause of all these evils. While my father told me not to blame religion because of a few bad people, I wasn't convinced. The faith was restored after I started writing my first book.
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When I'm writing a song for another artist, I purposefully make it not for me; otherwise, I get too attached.
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I believe enlightenment or revelation comes in daily life. I look for joy, the peace of action. You need action. I'd have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money.
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I write because I feel driven to write. I write from a sense of inner necessity. I don't write for anything other than that.
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One problem was that my direct testimony was in writing, so a lot of people didn't get to see it. I hope they see it, because I think it built a very strong case.
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I wanted to use my writing skills to bring attention to the overwhelming needs of the Gulf coast region.
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I typically spend a year thinking about a book before I begin writing it.
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The simple act of writing down a goal and making a written plan for its accomplishment moves you to the top 3 percent.
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If you don't write good music, people aren't going to listen to anything you say.
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Sorrow, it is said, will make even an oyster feel poetical. I never tried my hand at that sort of writing but on this particular occasion such was my state of feeling, that I began to fancy myself inspired; so I took pen in hand, and as usual I went ahead.
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I'm a happy camper when I'm doing both: writing and art every day, along with a dose of reading and adventures into what else is being done by other artists/writers and poets. Like breathing. I've written poems or fictions to go with a painting. The source for the inspiration of the art often eludes me.
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I think there have been some periods when the writing almost became a bit of a burden.
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I always begin my stories as experiments - on large yellow tablets - a mixture of writing and sketching.
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I'm usually writing about survival. I never planned it, but it runs through all my books.
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Give me coffee! I'm going to write!
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Writing is a solitary occupation.
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I like to think that I am telling a story rather than writing it.
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I write in longhand. I am accustomed to that proximity, that feel of writing. Then I sit down and type.
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There's no getting around it: Writing is hard, while working with young performers is nearly always a joy.
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With Twitter and Instagram and all of these vehicles where fans can directly interact with you and get your attention, there's a little bit of an entitlement. Like, "Why won't you follow me or write me back?" Well, if I write you back, then I have to write everyone back.
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I have no idea how I do anything. I never have. You know I just started playing guitar and started singing and started working on this act that I would call "Don McLean" when I was probably in high school. And I have been doing this for 40 years, adding songs and writing things, cobbling together albums, doing live things, you know, albums and tours. And then I have records on the charts. I have no idea how this happened.
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Finally, and perhaps most importantly, you need to acquire the skills of writing and speaking that make for candor, rigor, and clarity. You cannot think clearly if you cannot speak and write clearly.
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I've been a comedian for a long time so writing and performing is a big part of what I do. If anybody's doing comedy they should also work on writing.
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I kind of like the idea of creating my own literature within my albums. I definitely thought about that when I started writing songs.
