“I am, in fact, the complete anti-Messiah, and detest converts almost as much as I detest missionaries. My writings, such as they are, have had only one purpose: to attain for H. L. Mencken that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk.” GivingWritingFactsFeelingsPurposeEnjoyFunctionTensionMilkCowsMessiahRelievedDetest Author:H. L. Mencken
“I have never written a play, a story, a poem, or my one film - anything - unless something was troubling me enough, wrecking me, in fact, to drive me back into the absurdity of writing. I do not enjoy writing.” WritingEnoughPlayFactsStoriesFilmEnjoyWrittenAbsurdity Author:Israel Horovitz
“If you can write (and don't kid yourself that you can, if you can't) and you have ideas that are commercially viable and will engage the reader's interest, go for it. Make sure you have something unique to offer. I enjoy the work of writers who give you something you won't find anywhere else.” IfsGivingWritingIdeasKidsEnjoyInterestReaderOffersUnique Author:Joel McIver
“I used to be the guy who wanted to do everything myself, wanted to write and play everything myself, but the older I've gotten, the more collaborations I've gotten. I really enjoy working with other people to create different styles of music, because I really do listen to everything, and I enjoy every kind of music. I think some of the best stuff comes from working with people who have different perspectives on the same thing.” PeopleThinkingWritingKindDifferentPlayWantedUsedGuyStuffEnjoyStylePerspectiveMusic IsUsed To BeCollaborationDifferent PerspectiveDifferent StylesWorking With Others Author:Piggy D.
“I don't know if people realize how much I tour and how much time I spend writing, but I really enjoy it.” PeopleIfsKnowsWritingEnjoyRealizing Author:Avril Lavigne
“I want to keep going as I have, to travel, read, perform, write, and enjoy my family. I've promised myself only this: no more Laundromats, no more two-shows-a-night, and no more deadlines. I'll work at my own pace.” WantWritingTwoShowsNightEnjoyMy OwnMy FamilyKeep GoingPaceDeadlineLaundromats Author:Jimmy Buffett
“We can carry the burden of hurt throughout our lives. We can make the hurt that we have experienced the defining aspect of our stories of ourselves. That means that somebody else gets to say who we are, somebody else gets to decide how we feel, and somebody else gets to decide how we see the world. Forgiveness not only frees us from the burden of someone else's opinion of us, but it allows us the opportunity to really write a story of ourselves that we can love, enjoy, relish, and live into.” WorldFeelsWritingMeanStoriesOpportunityEnjoyHurtOpinionOur LivesAspectBurdenWho We AreDefiningRelish Author:Desmond Tutu
“I go into a gallery or museum, and I realize that I don't have to formulate any opinions if I don't want to. I don't have to think this thing through and write about it at any great length. I can think about it if I want to; if not, I can just walk out. So I can enjoy painting really a lot more than I could when I had that sort of pressure.” IfsThinkingWantWritingI CanEnjoyRealizingWalksOpinionPaintingPressureLengthMuseumsGallery Author:Tom Robbins
“For me, writing is a solitary thing and a personal thing. And it's weird, because when you make something that requires money and collaborators, you have to talk about them. I don't enjoy that part of it. I still want to keep it to myself.” WantWritingStillsEnjoySolitaryCollaboratorsPersonal Things Author:Mike White
“Normal, day-to-day things inspire you to write. I try to travel and chill, and go out and enjoy the outdoors. That makes you see the real world. Not just in the studio or at concerts. I live it up as normal as I can.” WorldWritingTryingI CanRealEnjoyInspireNormalStudiosConcertsReal WorldDay To DayChillLive It Up Author:Prince Royce
“I like to be challenged with language, so I start to do texts for my blogs that people can download, can spread. There is no commercial interest behind it. It's only for fun, like doing something that you really enjoy to do. I have texts that I write specifically for the internet and I put them there. I am interested in how readers also respond to the texts that I write to them.” PeopleWritingLanguageFunEnjoyInterestBehindsReaderInternetSpreadBlogsDownloads Author:Paulo Coelho
“I don't think people need to know much about me to understand the book, or to enjoy it. The book stands by itself. Over the last several years, my life has been all about writing these books, but the books aren't about my life.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsWritingYearsHas BeensBookLastsEnjoy Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“I take editing seriously. It's a joy to edit. I always hand a manuscript to several editors and can't wait to get back their notes and see what they've said. I don't criticize myself for making blunders here and there, because it's just natural. You write in chunks, and you may not remember that that sentence you wrote yesterday had the same word repeated three times. I do enjoy that. I love the feeling of repairing. Repairing is really nice.” WritingMaySaidFeelingsHandsRememberJoyThreeWaitingEnjoyNaturalNiceNotesSentencesYesterdayCriticizeGet BackEditorsEditingThree TimesHere And ThereEditsReally NiceManuscriptsBlundersChunksRepairing Author:Steve Martin
“The songs that I'm able to write are the songs I'm able to write, whatever they may be. The path I've cut for myself is pop music - love-y pop music. That's what I enjoy doing. And I don't think I'm going to get sick of it anytime soon.” ThinkingWritingMayAbleSongEnjoyPathCuttingSickPopsPop MusicMusic Love Author:Mac DeMarco
“When I'm happy, when I'm enjoying life, I'm home, I'm surfing, I'm spending time with my wife, my friends and I'm not thinking about the pain. And then the moment I encounter something that feels difficult, I feel like that's when, for me, I turn to writing and thinking and maybe a song comes from that.” ThinkingFeelsWritingMomentsHomePainSongTurnsEnjoyDifficultWifeMy FriendsMy WifeSpendingEncountersEnjoy LifeSurfingSpending TimeWriting And Thinking Author:Jon Foreman
“I'm just writing what I know. I've never been much of a reader of fantasy, and I think you write what you, personally, enjoy reading.” ThinkingKnowsWritingReadingEnjoyFantasyReader Author:Sarah Dessen
“I don't enjoy lettering very much, but that's the way I write and that belongs in the strip because the strip is a reflection of me.” WayWritingEnjoyReflection Author:Bill Watterson
“If you look at the literature of the 19th century, you get things like Kafka and Dostoevsky, who basically write about feeling bored and alienated. That's because we lost contact with the important things in life like work that you enjoy, or the garden, nature, your family and friends.” IfsWritingLooksImportantFeelingsLiteratureLostEnjoyCenturyGardenImportant ThingsContactBoredOur FamilyThings In LifeFamily And Friends19th Century Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“I don't know why, but there's a certain element of panic in writing lyrics that I'm not sure I enjoy. I don't write lyrics first, ever. I've never done that. So, in a sense, the lyrics are a bit of an afterthought - it's music first.” KnowsWritingFirstsDoneCertainBitsEnjoyElementsNot SurePanicAfterthought Author:Mike Patton
“I enjoy research as much as writing so I try to make my stories as fact-based as possible, which I think helps them seem more authentic.” ThinkingWritingTryingFactsHelpingStoriesSeemsEnjoyResearch Author:Raymond Buckland
“I think one of the reasons that I love the fans that have stuck around, because I really enjoy writing different kinds of songs. I don't know if I write them well or not, but I can write them.” IfsThinkingKnowsWritingWellsKindI CanDifferentReasonSongEnjoyFansStuckDifferent Kinds Author:Tyler Hilton
“In some songs, like propaganda songs-and don't get me wrong, I love some propaganda songs. They're some of my favorite songs in the world. It's just that I don't enjoy writing it.” WorldWritingSongEnjoyMy FavoritePropagandaFavorite Song Author:Iron & Wine
“I think I'm enjoying writing for me.I know what's in my head, so there's a little less margin for error, but I think I really would like to write for an artist, and obviously it really depends on the artist, and the sort of story I would do.” ThinkingKnowsWritingLittlesStoriesArtistEnjoyDependsErrorsMargins Author:David Finch
“I really enjoy writing lyrics, I enjoy harmonies and I enjoy hearing the organic side of production because I have to do so much non- organic for a living for other artists, it's just a break for me, for my ears and it confuses people that think my music is supposed to sound like the stuff I do for my day job, but that's just people that don't know me.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWritingJobsArtistStuffEnjoySoundSidesBreakMusic IsEarsHarmonyProductionsHearingKnow MeDay Jobs Author:Butch Walker
“I wasn't inspired so much by a person as by reading many good books. I loved to write and I wondered if I might be able to write material that others would enjoy reading.” IfsWritingPersonsBookMightAbleReadingEnjoyMaterialsInspiredGood Book Author:Peg Kehret
“I enjoy writing plays most. I haven't written a radio play in a while and I don't write short stories anymore because the process of submitting them depressed me. I really enjoy revising novels, but drafting them can be a pain.” WritingPlayStoriesPainProcessEnjoyNovelWrittenHavensRadioShort StoryRevisingDraftingRadio Plays Author:Sefi Atta
“I just really enjoying creating in general; I used to also write stories and play music and do different crafts, but illustration ended up being the creative outlet that I focused on for my career. I feel like illustration gives me the flexibility to tackle more abstract or loose ideas, as well as just enjoy the process of putting time into developing a skill.” GivingFeelsWritingWellsIdeasDifferentPlayStoriesUsedProcessEnjoyCareersCreativeSkillsCreatingGive MeFocusedCraftsDevelopingAbstractFlexibilityOutletsIllustrationCreative Outlets Author:Julie Dillon
“When I was younger, I dreaded having to write. I would find every possible excuse not to sit down at the typewriter (this was a long time ago). As I've gotten older, I've learned to enjoy putting sentences together, though I still believe that writing, unlike sex, is always better after you're through.” WritingBelieveLongStillsTogetherSexEnjoyLong TimeExcuseSentencesI've LearnedLong Time AgoTypewritersI Still Believe Author:Gustavo Perez Firmat
“I can write a song and a thousand people could hear it and there will be countless different reasons why those people get something out of that song. But they're all there for the same reason, which is to enjoy music and to let it help dissolve those problems or those rough days or to give a reason to keep putting the boots on. So to see ideas come to fruition and for someone to get something out of it is a beautiful thing.” PeopleGivingWritingI CanIdeasDifferentReasonHelpingProblemBeautifulSongEnjoyThousandReason WhyRoughBootsBeautiful ThingsFruitionRough Day Author:Chuck Ragan
“I enjoy writing rhymes and sitting alone in a room listening to beats. It's pretty amazing.” WritingEnjoyRoomsListeningBeatsSittingRhymeSitting Alone Author:Joaquin Phoenix