[You write out of the] desire to seem clever, to be talked about, to be remembered after death, etc., etc., etc. It… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
One of the things that has always motivated me to write is the desire to get it out and look at it… — Carly Simon Copy Share Image
I will write in words of fire. I will write them on your skin. I will write about desire. Write beginnings, write… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Those who write against vanity want the glory of having written well, and their readers the glory of reading well, and I… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
There's constant drama, and I'm busy, busy, but at the center of the madness is the desire to write, the need to… — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
Vanity is so anchored in the heart of man that a soldier, a soldier's servant, a cook, a porter brags and wishes… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image