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Writing To Understand Quotes By Janusz Korwin-Mikke: A scientist who writes for a grant has

A scientist who writes for a grant has to write subpar papers - so that the grant giver will understand what the paper is about. — Janusz Korwin-Mikke

Writing To Understand Quotes By Adam Gopnik: Someone once said that the joy is not

Someone once said that the joy is not in writing but in having written. I can't say I find that to be true, though I understand the sentiment. — Adam Gopnik

Writing To Understand Quotes By Ron Carlson: I'm not trying as a writer to be

I'm not trying as a writer to be smart or to understand the inner workings of my narrator, I'm trying to survive the typing of this story. — Ron Carlson

Writing To Understand Quotes By Benjamin Clementine: I wasn't quite used to writing a diary

I wasn't quite used to writing a diary - I didn't understand why people did it - but I wrote down notes and they went into a poem. — Benjamin Clementine

Writing To Understand Quotes By Fulton J. Sheen: It is easier to write a book with

It is easier to write a book with footnotes than the same book written so that children can understand it. — Fulton J. Sheen

Writing To Understand Quotes By Kamand Kojouri: I write to understand what I know.

I write to understand what I know. — Kamand Kojouri

Writing To Understand Quotes By Dan Beachy-Quick: The poems are part of my attempt to

The poems are part of my attempt to understand being in the world in an honest way. — Dan Beachy-Quick

Writing To Understand Quotes By Manuel Puig: I felt the need to tell stories to

I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself. — Manuel Puig

Writing To Understand Quotes By Rosario Castellanos: Writing has been a way of explaining to

Writing has been a way of explaining to myself the things I do not understand. — Rosario Castellanos

Writing To Understand Quotes By Steve Earle: Gregory Corso used to get really pissed when

Gregory Corso used to get really pissed when people called Bob Dylan a 'poet.' After writing poetry for a few years, I can understand that. — Steve Earle

Writing To Understand Quotes By Ingrid Bengis: At the age of thirty-five, I have just

At the age of thirty-five, I have just begun to become the kind of person who could understand the kind of book I would want to write. — Ingrid Bengis

Writing To Understand Quotes By Donald Windham: I disagree with the advice of 'write about

I disagree with the advice of 'write about what you know.' Write about what you need to know, in an effort to understand. — Donald Windham

Writing To Understand Quotes By Jill Soloway: I've been writing about misogyny for 20 years

I've been writing about misogyny for 20 years and trying to understand what femininity means for my entire career. — Jill Soloway

Writing To Understand Quotes By Drake: I write best about two things, which is

I write best about two things, which is evident from the cover of So Far Gone: the constant quest to understand love and money. — Drake

Writing To Understand Quotes By Grace Paley: You have to really understand how people speak,

You have to really understand how people speak, and you have to reconstruct it ... Most pleasure in writing, you know, is in inventing. — Grace Paley

Writing To Understand Quotes By Carla H. Krueger: I became a physicist to understand the world,

I became a physicist to understand the world, then I became a writer to try and change it. — Carla H. Krueger

Writing To Understand Quotes By Sharon Olds: I think that my work is easy to

I think that my work is easy to understand because I am not a thinker, I am not a ... How can I put it? I write the way I perceive, I guess. — Sharon Olds

Writing To Understand Quotes By Alice Walker: Writing about people helps us to understand them,

Writing about people helps us to understand them, and understanding them helps us to accept them as part of ourselves. — Alice Walker

Writing To Understand Quotes By Dennis R. Miller: On Writing About Nora HawksI write about a

On Writing About Nora Hawks
I write about a female character to try, in vain, to understand two things: the purpose of life, and women. — Dennis R. Miller

Writing To Understand Quotes By Grace Paley: Writing poetry, which for me was then saying

Writing poetry, which for me was then saying how I felt about this and that, didn't help me to understand the world I lived in. — Grace Paley

Writing To Understand Quotes By Quintilian: One should aim not at being possible to

One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand. — Quintilian

Writing To Understand Quotes By Jean-Francois Chevrier: I cannot understand why some people try to

I cannot understand why some people try to write a history of photography that is separated from the history of modern art. — Jean-Francois Chevrier

Writing To Understand Quotes By Julia Alvarez: I write to find out what I am

I write to find out what I am thinking.
I write to find out who I am.
I write to understand things. — Julia Alvarez

Writing To Understand Quotes By Alan Perlis: Once you understand how to write a program

Once you understand how to write a program get someone else to write it. — Alan Perlis

Writing To Understand Quotes By Kate DiCamillo: Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing;

Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer. — Kate DiCamillo

Writing To Understand Quotes By Isobelle Carmody: Isn't that what writing is about? The constant

Isn't that what writing is about? The constant attempt to understand the world? — Isobelle Carmody

Writing To Understand Quotes By Hassan Blasim: I still write in literary Arabic but I

I still write in literary Arabic but I try to rid it of the rhetoric, the symbolism, and the stuff that ordinary people don't understand. — Hassan Blasim

Writing To Understand Quotes By Joan Didion: I don't write for catharsis; I have to

I don't write for catharsis; I have to write to understand. — Joan Didion

Writing To Understand Quotes By Jose Saramago: I write to try to understand, and because

I write to try to understand, and because I have nothing better to do. — Jose Saramago

Writing To Understand Quotes By Kenneth Tynan: The sheer complexity of writing a play always

The sheer complexity of writing a play always had dazzled me. In an effort to understand it, I became a critic. — Kenneth Tynan

Writing To Understand Quotes By Ernest Hemingway,: The writer's job is not to judge, but

The writer's job is not to judge, but to seek to understand. — Ernest Hemingway,

Writing To Understand Quotes By Thomas Harris: You must understand that when you are writing

You must understand that when you are writing a novel you are not making anything up. It's all there and you just have to find it. — Thomas Harris

Writing To Understand Quotes By Dejan Stojanovic: If we were to understand how important it

If we were to understand how important it is to say something and say it well, maybe we wouldn't write a single word, but that would be tragic. — Dejan Stojanovic

Writing To Understand Quotes By Marcus Fabius Quintilianus: We should not write so that it is

We should not write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for him to misunderstand us. — Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

Writing To Understand Quotes By Deborah Cater: You have to taste a culture to understand

You have to taste a culture to understand it. — Deborah Cater

Writing To Understand Quotes By Robert Frost: I am a writer of books in retrospect.

I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk in order to understand; I teach in order to learn — Robert Frost

Writing To Understand Quotes By Paulo Coelho: Books are not about messages. I write to

Books are not about messages. I write to understand my soul — Paulo Coelho

Writing To Understand Quotes By Novalis: One can not understand language because language cannot

One can not understand language because language cannot understand itself; does not want to understand — Novalis

Writing To Understand Quotes By Ann Patchett: Why is it that we understand playing the

Why is it that we understand playing the cello will require work, but we attribute writing to the magic of inspiration? — Ann Patchett

Writing To Understand Quotes By Anne Lamott: good writing is about telling the truth. We

good writing is about telling the truth. We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep — Anne Lamott

Writing To Understand Quotes By Elie Wiesel: I write to understand as much as to

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

Writing To Understand Quotes By Stephen Chbosky: I am writing to you because she said

I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn't try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have. — Stephen Chbosky

Writing To Understand Quotes By Vint Cerf: Writing software is a very intense, very personal

Writing software is a very intense, very personal thing. You have to have time to work your way through it, to understand it. Then debug it. — Vint Cerf

Writing To Understand Quotes By David McCullough: In time I began to understand that it's

In time I began to understand that it's when you start writing that you really find out what you don't know and need to know. — David McCullough

Writing To Understand Quotes By Bangambiki Habyarimana: If everyone took his pen and wrote just

If everyone took his pen and wrote just anything that came on his mind, we would greatly help researchers to understand how our minds work — Bangambiki Habyarimana

Writing To Understand Quotes By Scott Edelstein: Indeed, when you write, the point isn't to

Indeed, when you write, the point isn't to make your reader understand. The point is to make him or her feel. — Scott Edelstein

Writing To Understand Quotes By Miguel De Cervantes: But do not give it to a lawyer's

But do not give it to a lawyer's clerk to write, for they use a legal hand that Satan himself will not understand. — Miguel De Cervantes

Writing To Understand Quotes By Delia Ephron: Writing is how I understand everything that happens.

Writing is how I understand everything that happens. Writing is the only way I know to move on. — Delia Ephron

Writing To Understand Quotes By Damon Albarn: Whenever you're writing something that's reflective, you have

Whenever you're writing something that's reflective, you have to put yourself through some sort of ordeal just to understand the way you're feeling. — Damon Albarn

Writing To Understand Quotes By Dacia Maraini: I don't always understand my characters. I write

I don't always understand my characters. I write to understand them better. — Dacia Maraini

Writing To Understand Quotes By Jill Telford: Don't just read to read. Read to understand.

Don't just read to read. Read to understand. — Jill Telford

Writing To Understand Quotes By Kate Grenville: I love to write a book out of

I love to write a book out of questions; in fact, I think it's the only way my writing can operate, if there's something I don't understand. — Kate Grenville

Writing To Understand Quotes By Lisa Unger: I was always the observer, trying to understand

I was always the observer, trying to understand what was going on. I was always the new kid. Writing became my safe place. — Lisa Unger

Writing To Understand Quotes By Erin Willett: I am constantly trying to figure things out,

I am constantly trying to figure things out, and writing and decompressing is a way for me to analyze and try and grow and understand. — Erin Willett

Writing To Understand Quotes By Michel De Montaigne: It is easier to write an indifferent poem

It is easier to write an indifferent poem than to understand a good one. — Michel De Montaigne

Writing To Understand Quotes By Tom Van Vleck: Real programmers don't comment their code. If it

Real programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand. — Tom Van Vleck

Writing To Understand Quotes By Lailah Gifty Akita: May the Lord grant you grace to read

May the Lord grant you grace to read and understand the Holy Scriptures. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Writing To Understand Quotes By Sue Monk Kidd: I now understand that writing fiction was a

I now understand that writing fiction was a seed planted in my soul, though I would not be ready to grow that seed for a long time. — Sue Monk Kidd