Writing is primarily a sensuous and creative expression of…

The worst mistake anyone can make is to perceive anyone else as lesser. The deeper you look into other souls - and writing is…

— Andrew Solomon

“If you're writing primarily for one person besides yourself, I'd advise you pay very close attention to that person's opinion (I know one fellow…

— Stephen King

“Soon after you confront the matter of preserving your identity, another question will occur to you: “Who am I writing for?” It’s a fundamental…

— William Zinsser

The appeal of writing is primarily the investigation of mystery.

— Joyce Carol Oates

Writing is not primarily escape, but use.

— Henry James

The biggest atrocity of all is to indoctrinate our children into a system that does not value their creative expression, nor encourage their unique…

— Benjamin Greene

Seeing a photograph of myself is often pretty jarring. Why is it that the vision I see of myself in a photo is so…

— Keith Murray

The Life Triumphant is that which places what a man gives to the world in creative expression far ahead of that which he takes…

— Walter Russell

A successful creative expression is one in which the person who has expressed it was transformed for having encountered it

— Mark Nepo

Renaissance man, woman, either way it's a worthy pursuit! Like the painters of Emilia's day, I was raised in an environment that encouraged creative…

— Mary Pope Osborne

I love to act because it's the only aspect of my life beside God and family that I am truly passionate about on a…

— Michael Ealy

That was when I cut my arms with a razor blade as a means of creative expression. I only did it lightly, just grazing…

— Francesca Lia Block

“Art is the overflow of emotion into action.”

— Brian Raif

“Over the years, I've moved through alternating cycles of personal neglect and nourishment. Sometimes it's just easier to give in and allow my life…

— Lisa Hardman

“She's right. We would compose poems about love and tell stories that have been heard in some form before. But it would be our…

— Ally Condie