Deeper still, that night I write by candle light

The light of genius is sometimes so resplendent as to make a man walk through life, amid glory and acclamation; but it burns very…

— William Mountford

So here I sit in the early candle-light of old age-I and my book-casting backward glances over out travel'd road.

— Walt Whitman

I was eating beans by candle light for a decade.

— Eric Andre

“At night you write out of guilt, but in the morning you write out of hope.”

— Roger Deakin

“They chased money, fast cars, and business empires. And all I ever wanted was to stare at the stars in the night and write…

— Avijeet Das

I tend to write three to four hours a day, depending - oftentimes very late at night. When I write on Twitter, I do…

— Roxane Gay

“I think back to that night, and I write exactly what happened. How James made me laugh until my sides hurt. How we stayed…

— Sarah Jio

I have to write and play. If I became an electrician tomorrow, I'd still come home at night and write songs.

— Bruce Springsteen

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.

— Saul Bellow

“In the morning, nurture your mind with good books. At night, write yours.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“...what else would a poet priest do on an endless night, but write of love?...”

— John Geddes

The show is different every night, because I never write a setlist.

— Anonymous

“Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for…

— Benjamin Britten

This above all-ask yourself in the stillest hour of your night: must I write? Delve into yourself for a deep answer. And if this…

— Rainer Maria Rilke