Cassandra Clare Quotes

I prefer writing originals.

I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am.

I tell people you should write what you love to read because that's where your passion is.

I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It's totally for myself. I never in my wildest dreams expected this popularity.

I love to write. I used to be a math teacher. And I like the idea that other people could write about the same subjects, but no one would write it just the way I do. It's very individual: a child could write the same story as somebody else, but it wouldn't come out the same.

The way I write is totally instinctive. I just write what I feel or what I find funny - and hope everyone else agrees.

I definitely still like writing one-liners, but I also think that I've changed a lot in that I've allowed myself freedom to grow.

I write what I want to write.

I feel uninhibited when I'm writing.

My purpose is to entertain and please myself. I feel that if I am entertained, then there will be enough other readers who will be entertained, too.

When you write what you know, you stay in control. One of the first things I encourage my writing students to do is to lose control - say what they want to say, break structure.

I do love editorials - you're free to do whatever you want and portray a different character.

I guess I could say that I pursue questions that interest me in ways that interest me on the page, but that's awfully vague.

I think it would be harder for me not to write comedy because the comic view of things is the one that comes most naturally to me.

I tell the stories that are of interest to me.

Let me read you some of my poetry. My poetry just takes me to another level.

I like to create stuff. I like to express myself through jokes.

I always write the pieces I want to write.

I think it's restrictive to typecast myself as a novelist because I enjoy other forms of expression. I love literature and I love cinema.

I hardly ever think about audience. I just try to tell a story for me. I write the kind of story I would like to read.

Remember to write for yourself, not for a market and give yourself time to develop your own style, your own voice. It takes a lifetime. Enjoy it!

I just write what I want to write.

When I teach writing, I have a mantra: 'Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer.'

I write from what's in my heart. I write what I love and have always done that.

You know how it is with writing. You just write what you want to write. There's no way to predict what is good or bad. You just do what you think is funny, and either it works or you're finished. It's impossible to predict anything.