--- title: "9 Writing Cathartic Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Writing Cathartic quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Writing Cathartic sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/cary-elwes-18146_cathartic_i-ve-been-doing-some-writing-which-i-fin_1667182.png" --- > [I've been doing some writing, which I find very cathartic and fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-elwes/i-ve-been-doing-some-writing-which-i-find-very-cathartic-and-fun/) [Cary Elwes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-elwes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/cary-elwes-18146_cathartic_i-ve-been-doing-some-writing-which-i-fin_1667182.png) > [Being so honest in my writing is cathartic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-molko/being-so-honest-in-my-writing-is-cathartic/) [Brian Molko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-molko/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c2/brian-molko-11591_cathartic_being-so-honest-in-my-writing-is-cathart_3017232.png) > [“Writing is the most cathartic experience of my life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/april-wood/writing-is-the-most-cathartic-experience-of-my-life/) [April Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/april-wood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/april-wood-220572_life_writing-is-the-most-cathartic-experience_2214756.jpg) > [I don't know where the idea originated that memoir writing is cathartic. For me, it's always felt like playing my own neurosurgeon,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koren-zailckas/i-don-t-know-where-the-idea-originated-that-memoir-writing-is-2/) [Koren Zailckas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koren-zailckas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c55/koren-zailckas-12998_always_i-don-t-know-where-the-idea-originated-t_1225890.jpg) > [Mostly singing was cathartic, writing was cathartic, therapeutic. I don't think I had a goal, particularly, to sing or put it out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-marie-presley/mostly-singing-was-cathartic-writing-was-cathartic-therapeutic-i-don/) [Lisa Marie Presley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-marie-presley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d7/lisa-marie-presley-8719_cathartic_mostly-singing-was-cathartic-writing-was_239857.jpg) > [Writing is very cathartic for me. As a teacher, I hear many students say that writing can be painful and exhausting. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francesca-lia-block/writing-is-very-cathartic-for-me-as-a-teacher-i-hear-many-students/) [Francesca Lia Block](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francesca-lia-block/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e83/francesca-lia-block-1363_believe_writing-is-very-cathartic-for-me-as-a-te_642277.jpg) > [I don't know where the idea originated that memoir writing is cathartic. For me, it's always felt like playing my own neurosurgeon,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koren-zailckas/i-don-t-know-where-the-idea-originated-that-memoir-writing-is/) [Koren Zailckas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koren-zailckas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/koren-zailckas-12998_always_i-don-t-know-where-the-idea-originated-t_475417.jpg) > [I dont know where the idea originated that memoir writing is cathartic. For me, its always felt like playing my own neurosurgeon,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koren-zailckas/i-dont-know-where-the-idea-originated-that-memoir-writing-is/) [Koren Zailckas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koren-zailckas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/koren-zailckas-12998_anesthesia_i-dont-know-where-the-idea-originated-th_833264.jpg) > [“Now when people ask how I’m doing, I say that, as an American, I’m more worried than ever—but as a person, I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-rodham-clinton/now-when-people-ask-how-i-m-doing-i-say-that-as-an-american-i-m-more/) [Hillary Rodham Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-rodham-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/hillary-rodham-clinton-890_book_now-when-people-ask-how-i-m-doing-i-say_324785.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing-cathartic/#itemlist", "name": "Writing Cathartic Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been doing some writing, which I find very cathartic and fun.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cary Elwes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-elwes/i-ve-been-doing-some-writing-which-i-find-very-cathartic-and-fun/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/cary-elwes-18146_cathartic_i-ve-been-doing-some-writing-which-i-fin_1667182.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/cary-elwes-18146_cathartic_i-ve-been-doing-some-writing-which-i-fin_1667182.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/cary-elwes-18146_cathartic_i-ve-been-doing-some-writing-which-i-fin_1667182.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've been doing some writing, which I find very cathartic and fun.” — Cary Elwes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being so honest in my writing is cathartic.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Molko" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-molko/being-so-honest-in-my-writing-is-cathartic/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c2/brian-molko-11591_cathartic_being-so-honest-in-my-writing-is-cathart_3017232.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c2/brian-molko-11591_cathartic_being-so-honest-in-my-writing-is-cathart_3017232.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c2/brian-molko-11591_cathartic_being-so-honest-in-my-writing-is-cathart_3017232.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Being so honest in my writing is cathartic.” — Brian Molko", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Writing is the most cathartic experience of my life.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "April Wood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/april-wood/writing-is-the-most-cathartic-experience-of-my-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/april-wood-220572_life_writing-is-the-most-cathartic-experience_2214756.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/april-wood-220572_life_writing-is-the-most-cathartic-experience_2214756.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/april-wood-220572_life_writing-is-the-most-cathartic-experience_2214756.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Writing is the most cathartic experience of my life.” — April Wood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't know where the idea originated that memoir writing is cathartic. 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