I don't really revise. I tend to rewrite.

- Akhil Sharma

I did a complete rewrite of 650 pages in two weeks.

- Anne Perry

Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.

- Bill Cosby

It's the prerogative of the writer to rewrite the world into one he would like to exist.

- Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

For Cantonese - because there's no standardized pinyin system - I have to have someone read it to me, and then I rewrite the whole script in my own Cantonese pinyin.

- Daniel Wu

I write very quickly; I rewrite very slowly. It takes me nearly as long to rewrite a book as it does to get the first draft. I can write more quickly than I can read.

- John Irving

I'm a perfectionist - I could rewrite forever.

- Jenna Bush

And the most important thing you can do is learn to edit yourself. And then go back and rewrite.

- Kurt Loder

Here's the secret to finishing that first book. Don't rewrite as you go.

- Laurell K. Hamilton

I'm interested in discontinuities and interruptions, people having to rewrite the narrative of their lives because of sudden changes.

- Lenny Abrahamson

I can't rewrite history.

- Pattie Boyd

I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads.

- Paddy Ashdown

I won't rewrite on set, but I'll just trim the fat.

- Sean Durkin

Anyone who tells you they don't need to rewrite, they're usually the ones who need it worst.

- Tamora Pierce

I have a tendency to say yes to a script or no to a script. Not yes based on a rewrite.

- William H. Macy