FastSaying

I write because I can't imagine not writing.

Richard Price

Richard Price

Writing

Related Quotes

You don't write about the horrors of war. No. You write about a kid's burnt socks lying in the road.
— Richard Price
writing
If I can tell you the story from beginning to end in five minutes, I'm ready to start writing. Then it's a constant spreading out of that five minutes.
— Richard Price
BeginningWriting
You can point out to people how to make what they do better, but you can't teach somebody how to be a great writer, just like you can't teach somebody how to be a fast runner. You can work on their technique, but either they're fast or they're not; either they can write or they can't.
— Richard Price
WritingPeople
If you're writing a book that takes place in New York in the moment, you can't not write about 9-11; you can't not integrate it. My main character's view is the Statue of Liberty and the Trade Center. It doesn't have to take over, but it has to be acknowledged.
— Richard Price
New YorkWriting
If you're writing a book that takes place in New York in the moment, you can't not write about 9-11; you can't not integrate it. My main character's view is the Statue of Liberty and the Trade Center. It doesn't have to take over, but it has to be acknowledged.
— Richard Price
AboutAcknowledgedBook