I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you have to work within, and... →
John Oates
I think people were just starving for good material because they just weren't getting it on the radio.
Well, before we met I had heard and seen him sing so I knew he was good.
I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you know, whoever, Bob Dylan. Great songs... →
Mark Twain was very unhappy with himself for various reasons. He was very unhappy with America of this time. He thought it was terrible we had no... →
Joyce Carol Oates
A good, sympathetic review is always a wonderful surprise.
It's not hard to write poorly. But to write something good, it has to be revised.
As a teacher at Princeton, I'm surrounded by people who work hard so I just make good use of my time. And I don't really think of it as work... →
My own way of writing is very meditated and, despite my reputation, rather slow-moving. So I do spend a good deal of time contemplating endings. The... →
I haven't any formal schedule, but I love to write in the morning, before breakfast. Sometimes the writing goes so smoothly that I don't take... →