11 Quotes by Michael Ondaatje about Writing
- Author Michael Ondaatje
-
Quote
A blind lover, don't knowwhat I love till I write it out
- Tags
- Share
- Author Michael Ondaatje
-
Quote
I don't have a plan for a story when I sit down to write. I would get quite bored carrying it out.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Michael Ondaatje
-
Quote
It doubles your perception, to write from the point of view of someone you're not.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Michael Ondaatje
-
Quote
Right now, I have no idea what I will write or if I will write again.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Michael Ondaatje
-
Quote
You don't want to write your own opinion, you don't want to just represent yourself, but represent yourself through someone else.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Michael Ondaatje
-
Quote
When you're writing, it's as if you're within a kind of closed world.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Michael Ondaatje
-
Quote
When I write my novels I don't really have a huge plan beforehand; I don't have the whole plot and architecture, so the story is sort of discovered as I write it.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Michael Ondaatje
-
Quote
To write about someone like myself would be very limiting.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Michael Ondaatje
-
Quote
There's a lot of thievery involved in writing. You're breaking into other people's spaces and other people's stories.
- Tags
- Share