“Every thing was to take its natural course, however, neither impelled nor assisted.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
[We are not] to take one step, even in the direction of what is good, beyond that to which we are irresistibly… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I'm inclined to think that, because it's such an awful life, that politicians do go into it for the best reasons. I… — Richard Eyre Copy Share Image
“Idly, I flipped through the ledger's pages, for I cannot resist a book set before me no matter its kind. Writing draws… — Kate Elliot Copy Share Image
The point really is that a writer tends to write a book that he or she tends to write. It's as simple… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
I've always been impelled to say the truth. When I was 14, in 1954, I already wrote a gay novel, though I'd… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
If I had been straight, I would have been an entirely different person. I would never have turned toward writing with a… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
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