My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way. Ernest Hemingway
What you have in your head, put down on paper. The head is a fragile vessel. Dmitri Shostakovich
Every medium has its advantages and weaknesses and there are many things I can put down on paper that I might not be able to put into film or into a stage performance. In each form, one can communicate powerfully in different ways. Lawrence Wright
What is the point of trying to put down on paper emotions that are too complex, too huge, too overwhelming to be confined by an alphabet? Love isn't the only word that fails. Hate does, too. Jodi Picoult
I think every writer has got to direct. If you don't direct, you can't protect your work. The only way to ensure that it's going to be as close as possible to what you put down on paper - and what you see and hear in your head - is to do it yourself. Amy Sherman-Palladino
A collection is not just one basic idea. It comes from something that is in the air, something you suddenly like and put down on paper and then work out. Karl Lagerfeld