"The last sentence in a piece is another adventure. It should open the piece up."
Read quote
3 likes
Pieces quotes
Pieces
1.9K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Topics related to Pieces
Browse quotes that often appear alongside pieces — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Pieces quotes (page 23 of 96)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"Nonfiction is more personal for me. It's more personal in that it's more direct, and actually it's always been more direct, even when I first started doing pieces."
Read quote
3 likes
"Novels are almost like music or poetry - they just come to me in simple sentences, whereas I think my pieces get more and more complex ever since I've started using a computer."
Read quote
3 likes
"The prima ballerinas who taught me were far more scary than Gordon Ramsay. They'd scream at me and pull my legs and arms, so after them Gordon was a piece of cake."
Read quote
3 likes
"Writing a biography is not a love affair. It’s not a marriage. It’s a job, it’s a piece of work."
Read quote
3 likes
"The three of us pitched in $15,000 a piece to get it started."
Read quote
3 likes
"God's got a lot of explaining to do. Of course, God never explains. When life breaks your heart, you're just supposed to pick up the pieces and start all over, I guess."
Read quote
3 likes
"Everyone seemed to want a piece of Ronald Reagan. It was maddening."
Read quote
3 likes
"Today is International Women's Day, and there's a fantastic set of pieces running by an organization called ONE called "Poverty Is Sexist." It's a great way to quickly learn about what's actually going on for women in poverty around the world, and then do something about it."
Read quote
3 likes
"I try to be original in every piece of music I do, and of course I probably fail every time."
Read quote
3 likes