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P.G. Wodehouse302
English author 1881–1975Related quotes
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) American author and journalist
Variant: There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.
Woody Allen (1935) American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician
As quoted in Love, Sex, Death & The Meaning of Life : The Films of Woody Allen (2001) by Foster Hirsch, p. 50.
Joseph McManners (1992) British singer, actor
Interview with British Newspaper The Mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk:
“I could only write at the beach, and I kept getting sand in my typewriter.”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) American jazz musician
His reason for not pursuing a literary career
Unsourced
“Every morning I take out my bankbook, stare at it, shudder — and turn quickly to my typewriter.”
Sydney J. Harris (1917–1986) American journalist
On incentive as a journalist, quoted by Rosamund Essex Church Times (December 30, 1983)
Rufus Wainwright (1973) American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer
Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
Song lyrics, Poses (2001)
Jim Gaffigan (1966) comedian, actor, author
Michael McIntyre (February 9, 2007) "He's bringing home the bacon, from clubs to Super Bowl ads", The Plain Dealer, p. 30.
Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist
Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 94