Doe Quote by Adam Anderson

Pain's always been the root of my music. I just write what I feel.

— NF

I have felt the pain that arises from a recognition of beauty, pain we hold when we remember what we are connected to and…

— Terry Tempest Williams

I write what I see and whatever inspires me. The energy the earth gives me, what's on my mind, or what's in my heart…

— Rick DeJesus

Pain is essential. Often I cannot avoid it.Therefore all one can do is redeem it; and the only way to redeem it is through…

— Elie Wiesel

“Many of us are driven to write through experiences born from pain, generating a need to uniquely express our own inner turmoil. Light-hearted inspiration…

— Keith Steinbaum

“Personal angst, agony, anger, anxiety and pleasure might produce good poetry. However, to create the best, as many poets have expressed in the past,…

— Alok Mishra

What I try to write about are the darkest things in the soul, the mortal dreads... The closer I get to the burning core…

— Harlan Ellison

When I write my songs, I'm writing about the pain, the joy, and the ridiculousness of being a human.

— John Grant

I write songs to handle emotional pain. I guess what they say is true: with every heartache comes a great song. I also pray…

— Matt Sorum

“Writing is my passion. Words are the way to know ecstasy. Without them life is barren. The poet insists, language is a body of…

— Bell Hooks

Pain is easy to write. In pain we're all happily individual. But what can one write about happiness?

— Graham Greene

The pain that all people experience in life and the light that helps them champion through it all - it's their lives and their…

— Rupi Kaur