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“I'm worried just as much about Donald Trump as that crazy guy in North Korea - and he has a nuclear code. I'm worrying about that.”

Guy Worry Crazy Worried Code North Korea

Author:Spike Lee

“I'm worried that a few people are confusing the ringing of a church bell with the ringing of a cash register, .. When I hear about leaders of charities being provided a $300,000 Bentley to drive around in, my fear is that it's the taxpayers who subsidize this charity who are really being taken for a ride.”

People Church Leader Taken Charity Worried Cash Bells Confusing Taxpayers Register Bentley Church Bells

Author:Chuck Grassley

“I'm worried that our technology is helping to bring the long, postwar consensus against fascism to an end.”

Long Ends Helping Technology Worried Fascism Consensus

Author:David Bodanis

“I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge.”

Needs Universe Worried

Author:Rick Cook

“I'm worried that too many people, both in politics and out, don't appreciate the seriousness of the threat to American security and the evil of the enemy that faces us -more evil or as evil as Nazism and probably more dangerous than the Soviet communists we fought during the long Cold War.”

People Long War Faces Evil Enemy Security Dangerous Cold Appreciate Threat Worried Communist Soviet Cold War Seriousness Nazism

Author:Joe Lieberman

“I'm worth more dead than alive. Don't cry for me after I'm gone; cry for me now.”

Gone Alive Cry

Author:Marlene Dietrich

“I'm writing a book about Siamese Twins that are attached at the nose. It's called: Stop Staring at Me!”

Writing Book Humor Funny Noses Staring Twins Writing A Book

Author:Zach Galifianakis

“I'm writing a book and working on my one-woman show, Learning To Be Human.”

Writing Humans Book Shows Writing A Book One Woman

Author:Shirley Knight

“I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.”

Writing Book Done Humor Funny Numbers Pages Humorous Witty Crafts Writing A Book

Author:Steven Wright

“I'm writing a film called 'Bug.' It's an original script, and it's not about killer insects. It's a thriller set in a high school. The bug of the title refers to a surveillance device.”

Writing School Film High School Originals Scripts Titles Devices Killers Insects Bugs Surveillance Thrillers

Author:Wes Craven

“I'm writing a film. With our access to these powerful media, we're going to take over, because it's really disgusting what is put out there now to be consumed.”

Writing Film Powerful Media Access Disgusting Consumed

Author:Lisa Bonet

“I'm writing a memoir. I'm four pages in. I start with my first memory, which is kicking my uncle in the balls. I was four.”

Writing Memories Memoir

Author:Michael Showalter

“I'm writing a movie about Mozart going to New York in the '60s. I've been reading so many novels.”

Writing Reading Novel New York

Author:John Cale

“I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?”

Writing Stories Literature Surprise Love Story Eastern Carolina North Carolina

Author:Nicholas Sparks

“I'm writing a novel about the Syrian war. It will be completely different from my short stories. I have to address my feelings directly because I cannot avoid the war. It's something in my soul, in my blood.”

Writing Different War Soul Feelings Novel Short Story

Author:Osama Alomar

“I'm writing a novel about two actresses who go to New York, because that's what I know about. One has lost touch with reality, disappears and is picked up by a man.”

Knows Men Writing Two Reality Lost Novel New York Actresses Disappear

Author:Julie Walters

“I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it's a ludicrous subject. That's why, when I was younger, I was afraid of [writing] something that didn't make a lot of sense. But now I'm not. I have nothing to worry about. It doesn't matter.”

Writing Matter Wanted Worry Subjects Right Now Noses

Author:Maurice Sendak

“I'm writing a political comedy that takes place in Canada in Quebec. It's funny. Saying political comedy is a little redundant but it's a first. I've never done any comedy per se.”

Writing Firsts Littles Done Political Comedy Canada Quebec Redundant

Author:Philippe Falardeau

“I'm writing a review of three books on feminism and science, and it's about social constructionism. So I would say I'm a social constructionist, whatever that means”

Writing Mean Book Three Social Feminism Feminist Reviews

Author:Clifford Geertz

“I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any attention at all.”

People Writing Believe Real Sometimes Character Pay Attention Real Things Composites Real Character

Author:Lou Reed

“I'm writing about the things I see all around me. Growing up in Mississippi, I've seen how these backward ideas about class and race and healthcare and education and housing and racism impact everyday lives. For example, my mother wouldn't let me go to my homecoming dance because the yacht club where they were having the dance threw a fundraiser for David Duke, an ex-Klan member, when he was running for governor of Louisiana. So I grew up seeing how personal politics could be.”

Writing Running Mother Growing Up Racism Let Me Everyday Healthcare Everyday Life Homecoming Yacht Let Me Go Fundraiser

Author:Jesmyn Ward

“I'm writing about what's happening to me now. I mean, I had a hip replacement a couple of years ago. I have a song about that. And why wouldn't you? It strikes me that that was a huge event. It's kind of funny and horrible and interesting, so why wouldn't one write about that?”

Writing Kind Mean Song Interesting Couple Horrible

Author:Loudon Wainwright III

“I'm writing all the time. And as the songs begin to coalesce, I'm not doing anything else but writing. I wish I were one of those people who wrote songs quickly. But I'm not. So it takes me a great deal of time to find out what the song is.”

People Writing Song Wish Deals Songwriting Take Me

Author:Leonard Cohen

Source: Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen

“I'm writing an unauthorized autobiography.”

Writing Humor Inspiration Funny Autobiography

Author:Steven Wright

“I'm writing and putting together my next few things. Even during the Red Army process, I've been writing and developing things, so that now that I'm done and with efforts supporting it throughout this process, I'm armed and ready to go with some things that I'm really passionate about.”

Writing Done Together Next Process Effort Ready Red Army Passionate Developing Red Army

Author:Gabe Polsky

“I'm writing as I'm reading. I'm constantly already engaged in dialogue with the critics. None of these are my ideas solely. They are my form of entering into a dialogue with ideas that are already out there, and calibrating how much sense these make to me or not. I want to be responsible to the work that has already been done.”

Writing Done Reading Responsible Critics Dialogue Being Responsible

Author:Douglas A. Martin

“I'm writing books. They're still a mix of fact and fiction and will continue to be. I think it's an interesting place to work.”

Thinking Writing Stills Book Facts Interesting Fiction Writing A Book Interesting Places Fact And Fiction

Author:James Frey

“I'm writing constantly about all my crazy experiences across the world, so I have a lot of music I've already written.”

World Writing Written Crazy

Author:Kesha

“I'm writing for my ideal reader, for somebody who's willing to take the time, who's willing to get lost in a new world, who's willing to do their part. But then I have to do my part and give them a sound and a voice that they believe in enough to keep going.”

World Giving Writing Believe Enough Lost Sound Voice Willing Reader Ideals Keep Going New World

Author:Elizabeth Strout

“I'm writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn't an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.”

Writing Mind My Own Issues Heard Sake Active Juice Writing Music

Author:Billy Joel

“I'm writing for those people in Kenya, but in Irvine and in New York.”

People Writing New York Kenya

Author:Ngugi wa Thiong'o

“I'm writing from a place of - a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from.”

Knows Writing Know How Authenticity

Author:K'naan

“I'm writing from New Zealand - a country that decided from the beginning that the War was wrong, and chose not to participate in Iraq War.”

Writing War Country Iraq War

Author:Joseph Stiglitz

“I'm writing mostly to thank you for living you eighty years and to tell you I love you and think of you often.”

Thinking Writing Years Love You Eighty Think Of You

Author:Naomi Shihab Nye

“I'm writing my biography. It's my business. This is what happened in my life, and I'm writing about it.”

Writing Happened Biographies My Biography

Author:Sammy Hagar

“I'm writing new music all the time. I'm just not writing pop stuff. It's not my goal.”

Writing Stuff Goal Pops New Music

Author:Billy Joel

“I'm writing new songs for a Broadway version of Tarzan, which is very interesting. I think what I learned from the Brother Bear score side of things, I've brought into the new Tarzan songs. Thinking outside just guitar, bass, drums and keyboards.”

Thinking Writing Song Sides Interesting Brother Bears Guitar Versions Score Broadway Very Interesting Bass Keyboards New Songs Drum And Bass

Author:Phil Collins

“I'm writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don't be afraid to shake it up.”

Writing Found Love Is Novel Shakes Shake It Up

Author:Adriana Trigiani

“I'm writing out of desperation. I felt compelled to write to make sense of it to myself - so I don't end up saying peculiar things like 'I'm black and I'm proud.' I write so I don't end up as a set of slogans and clichés.”

Writing Ends Felt Black Proud Make Sense Peculiar Desperation Compelled Slogans

Author:Jamaica Kincaid

“I'm writing songs about New York. A lot of them carry the names of neighborhoods in Long Island. Maspeth, Montauk. I'm getting into the idea of a F. Scott Fitzgerald-esque Long Island back when New York was...New York.”

Writing Long Ideas Song Names New York Islands Neighborhood Writing Songs Back When Long Island Scott Fitzgerald Montauk

Author:Zach Condon

“I'm writing songs that connect to millions of people. And that happens for a reason. I don't really worry too much about people who aren't into it because that's the beauty of music. It's subjective. If every single person in the world loved our music, then that'd be weird.”

People Ifs World Writing Persons Reason Happens Song Millions Worry Too Much Subjective Writing Songs Single Person Happens For A Reason

Author:Matthew Healy

“I'm writing songs with the hope someone can get behind my feeling.”

Writing Feelings Song Behinds Writing Songs

Author:Andy Biersack

“I'm writing the book to a children's musical. I got a note from the producers saying, "Can't you make it campier?" So now, I'm trying to determine the camp sensibility of the average eight year old.”

Writing Trying Years Children Book Notes Musical Average Determine Eight Producers Camps Sensibility

Author:Charles Busch

“I'm writing this book because we're all going to die.”

Writing Book Wisdom Dies

Author:Jack Kerouac

Source: Visions of Cody

“I'm writing this down, because it is going to be hard for me to say it. Because this is probably our last time just us. See, I can write that down, but I don't think I can say it. I'm not doing this to say goodbye, though I know that has to be part of it. I'm doing it to thank you for all we have had and done and been for one another, to say I love you for making this life of mine what it is. Leaving you is the hardest thing I have to do. But the thing is, the best parts of me are in you, all three of you. You are who I am, and what I cherish in myself stays on in you.”

Thinking Knows Writing I Can Hard Done Lasts Three Love You Mines Leaving Who I Am Hardest This Life Goodbye Cherish Last Time Hardest Thing Saying Goodbye Say I Love You

Author:Ann Brashares

Source: Sisterhood Everlasting (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants): A Novel

“I'm writing this memoir from the perspective of somebody who's prosperous and has means. Having said that, one of the things that I think I discovered about those additional years is that I don't think they really are added to the end of life.”

Thinking Writing Years Mean Said Ends Perspective Memoir Prosperous End Of Life

Author:Anna Quindlen

“I'm writing what I want to write. But it's almost an act of rebellion on my part. Because as a person, I've always wanted to be very likeable, and I think that's a horrible thing, particularly for women. You're always like, "Oh, I hope I didn't hurt anyone's feelings. I hope they like me!" And that's just so stupid.”

Thinking Want Writing Persons Feelings Wanted Hurt Stupid Horrible Like Me Rebellion Horrible Things Likeable

Author:Tama Janowitz

“I'm writing with the assumption that most of you who are reading this book have concluded what I have: Preaching doesn't workpreaching, as we know it, is a tragically broken endeavor. The value of our practices-including preaching-ought to be judged by their effects on our communities and the ways in which they help us move toward life with God.”

Knows Way Writing Book Helping Moving Values Reading Community Practice Effects Broken Ought Including Assumption Endeavor Judged Preaching Our Community

Author:Doug Pagitt

“I'm writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.”

Writing

Author:Eddie Van Halen

“I'm writing, I'm using language, I'm using that language to tell stories and even more so to get ideas across. And I just love that, and I've always loved that.”

Writing Ideas Stories Language

Author:Walter Mosley

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