Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

To write is to write is to write is to write is to write is to write is to write is to write.
Gertrude Stein

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write in contempt of glory, inscribe their names.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

President Clinton signed a $10 million deal to write a book by 2003. Isn't that amazing? Yes, and get this, not only that, President Bush signed a $10 million deal to read a book by 2003.
Conan O'Brien

People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk.
Stephen King

When asked, "How do you write?" I invariably answer, "one word at a time."
Stephen King

I write to understand as much as to be understood.
Elie Wiesel

And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And New Orleans is one of them.
Jimmy Buffett

You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down.
Jimmy Buffett

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
Francis Bacon

We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.
Francis Bacon

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read.
Frank Zappa

You can't always write a chord ugly enough to say what you want to say, so sometimes you have to rely on a giraffe filled with whipped cream.
Frank Zappa

I don't write any of my material down. I like to improvise and be spontaneous.
Dane Cook

But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It's like anything else. It's a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.
Ron White

A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.
Gertrude Stein

One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to have the daily miracle. It does come.
Gertrude Stein

Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. He that has no children brings them up well.
Germaine Greer

Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.
Clarence Darrow

I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die.
Isaac Asimov