Patrick Ness Quotes

Some of the best writing I've done, whether I'm shooting a story or thinking of a script, I write it in my head as I'm running. Running literally jogs my brain.

I have my best ideas when I am alone.

I often find that having an idea in my head prevents me from doing something else. Working is therefore a way of getting rid of an idea.

A lot of times, some of my best ideas happen when I'm running. That's when I do my best thinking.

I try to stay focused on my creativity.

Night time really is the best time to work. All the ideas are there to be yours because everyone is asleep.

For some reason, some of my best solutions and ideas are triggered in those dark theaters, usually totally unrelated to what's going on onscreen. I also enjoy hiking in the foothills and mountains close to Sacramento. I always have to bring a pen and paper to jot down sudden thoughts and ideas. So inspiration arises from countless sources.

Most people have their best ideas when they take their minds away from problems they're trying to solve.

Write down everything you can think of, no matter how stupid it seems. I always write down my thoughts throughout the day. Sometimes good things come out of it, and I'll find an idea to develop into a song, so my best advice is to try and draw inspiration from everyday things.

I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.

When I'm between projects, I keep a journal I call a 'thought log,' and it's my practice to write down whatever interests me.

Nothing will change the fact that I cannot produce the least thing without absolute solitude.

The magic happens in the creative studios. But sometimes you're inspired when you're removed from it a little bit. That's when the juice starts to percolate.

I wake up sometimes with an idea and then I write it down. It's not necessarily easy, but when you focus on something it comes.

I don't generally listen to music while working, but sometimes music can help me get past minor writer's block.

When I am traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during the night when I cannot sleep; it is on such occasions that ideas flow best and most abundantly.

I write about two hours a day, and I write in fits and spurts - 45 minutes here, a half-hour there - and when I get stuck, which happens often, I take the dogs for a walk. But during the time when I'm not actually writing, I'm thinking.

Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.

I wish somebody had given me the news that ideas don't just fall on your head like fairy dust. You have to treat that like a job. You have to spend hours each day, where you're just like, 'This is the part of the day when I'm looking for an idea.'

My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people.

Usually, I walk around and think about things. When I come across a thought that makes me laugh, I write it down.

When I write notes in my journal, I'm just trying to scribble down as much as possible. Later on, I decide whether to follow some of those first impressions or whether to abandon them.

I'm not a believer that you have to write every day. If I felt industrious, I'd spend ten hours a week writing. The writing is going on all the time in my head; the trick is to capture it. Showers are great. Traffic jams are great.

I'm a writer, not a professional runner. It's fun and it helps me write. I need powerful concentration.

I'm a songwriter. I need silence to hear the melodies, so I don't fill the days with a lot of sound.