Indeed, all books, each and every book ever written, could…

If people I've never met or don't know say that what I've written or done or said means anything to them, then I'm happy…

— Christopher Hitchens

“After all that had happened, that it all came down to what was written and what had been said.”

— Jodi Picoult

“Truths are written, never said... Lines are drawn, but then they fade.”

— Colleen Hoover

“She's read every word I've written," he said. "That's the truest way to know someone's heart.”

— adam johnson

I wouldn't be very happy if a poet read what I had written and said, 'What a peculiar thing to say about this work…

— Helen Vendler

I can't tell you how many times someone has written me and said, 'I became a doctor because of you' or 'I became a…

— Rudy Ruettiger

“Show me what you've written," I said, although I wanted desperately to avoid looking at it.”

— Osamu Dazai

For me, coding is a form of self-expression. The company controls the most effective means of self-expression I have. This is unacceptable to me…

— Justin Frankel

Always, a form of self-equilibration, a soul or psyche, is trying to assert itself, to continue the melody of its self-realized life.

— Kenny Smith

Writing is a form of self-flagellation.

— William Styron

“If you say, ‘Now I look like an old man’, you will start to look like an old man. If you say, ‘No, I…

— Dada Bhagwan

Fashion is ultimately a form of self-expression. That's why I love trying out new things.

— Ashley Madekwe

“Eating well is a form of self respect.”

— Sravani Saha Nakhro

When you are lonely, writing can keep you company. It is also a form of self-compensation, a way of making up for things—as opposed…

— Geoff Dyer

Copying is a form of self-validation.

— Patrick Cox