In 2012, I really thought, 'That's it. It's over. I've…

I think my most happy and carefree state was 2012 because I really did say, 'Forget everything. I'm going to play for myself.'

— Christen Press

“The words just start to fall there. And I feel some satisfaction from that. I've never written just for myself. And I've never written…

— David Levithan

There were points in my career where I thought, 'Maybe I'm done. Maybe I've written everything there is to write.' Now I've learned that…

— Sylvia Day

I have written, and I do write, but the truth is I don't love it. I can't stand the process!

— David Hewlett

If you have not done things worthy of being written about, at least write things worthy of being read.

— Giacomo Casanova

I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter…

— Justin Townes Earle

I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it.

— J. J. Abrams

I've always written short stories.

— Michael McDonald

I've never not been pleased with one of my albums. I figure because it's spoken word, there will be people who relate to it,…

— John Trudell

My Life in CIA is the first time that I've ever written a story in my own name.

— Harry Mathews

I've written a book; I've become a better husband and father because I'm home every day. My connection to the Hollywood world has only…

— Isaiah Washington

Some of the best songs I've written, I've written in 10 minutes.

— Christine McVie

I've always been very grateful that enough people have enjoyed reading what I've written that I've been able to pursue writing professionally.

— Christopher Paolini

I don't think anything you've written is immortal as yet.

— Terence Young

I've never been that person who thought that because I've written one novel, I should write another and another. It's only when there was…

— Arundhati Roy