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I guess, taking away all the theatrics or the costuming and the outer layers of what I do, I'm a writer... I write.
David Bowie
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I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth of this or that character does not matter to me.
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
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I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know.
Jean M. Auel
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It just happens I write fast and always have done.


Boris Johnson
Tags: Just Always Write
I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.
Jackie Collins
I don't write about love because it makes for easy, passive heroes. I write about how love makes my characters more autonomous, more self-possessed, more opinionated and powerful. I write about characters who pursue relationships that make them the people they want to become. I write about love as a superpower.
Lauren Kate
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For the most part, my characters don't talk to me. I like to lord over them like some kind of benevolent deity. And, for the most part, my characters go along with it. I write intense character sketches and long, play-like conversations between me and them, but they stay out of the book writing itself.
Sarah MacLean
Tags: Me Like Out
I write to understand my circumstances, to sort out the confusion of reality, to exorcise my demons. But most of all, I write because I love it!
Isabel Allende
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I write both fiction and nonfiction. I begin my fiction with the main character. The story comes later.
David A. Adler
When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.
Ernest Hemingway
I write songs about stuff that I can't really get past personally - and then I write a song about it and I feel better.
Amy Winehouse
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My studio, nicknamed 'Funny Farm,' is in a hidden location. It's very private. Not only do I create my photography there, but it is also where I write my books and create music.
Nikki Sixx
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I like it when the deeper you go with the character, the more you see the layers start to peel away.


Edward Norton
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In 'Out of the Dark,' I'm talking about my own life. I'm not talking as a character or speaking as a character. I was not as free as when I write fiction.
Nikki Grimes
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When I write the set, I try to create something that will not only be interesting for the audience, but will have a flow for the band, too, so we don't get boring.
Dave Matthews
I'm not angry; I write about angry characters. When I'm doing that, I'm happy. Just like when I'm writing about Mickey Sabbath being lustful, I'm not feeling lustful; I'm happy.
Philip Roth
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Honestly, I still don't use my computer. My kids use the computer more than I do! I understand that a lot of people are into it, and I have days where I write and stuff, but it's really not for me. It's not my thing.
Britney Spears
Tags: People Me More
I start with a character and a situation, but I don't know what's going to happen until I write it. Sometimes things happen that surprise me.
Louis L'Amour
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The biggest trap that all performers and writers find is that when something really crazy, really bad happens, your mind immediately goes to, 'Can I write about this?' - which is good and bad.
Riki Lindhome
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I tend to plan as I write. And I want to leave myself open and the character open to keep on going until it seems to be the time to stop.
Roddy Doyle
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