Writing Quote by Alain de Botton

“I have found that a writer is formed not so much by their experiences but by the way in which they view and capture…

— H Raven Rose

“Being a writer is an important job because we bring emotion and imagination into a world filled with endless, inane chatter.”

— Jennifer Probst

“I believe half of a writer’s job is to, really, take you to another world and give you a view of things, information about…

— Caleb Carr

“Writing is all at once an exploration of what is, and what is not. Of the known, and the unknown. A journey into the…

— Madelaine Standing

Writing itself is one of the great, free human activities. There is scope for individuality, and elation, and discovery. In writing, for the person…

— William Stafford

“Every time a written word is put to page it is the opportunity to expand our minds, whether we are the writer or the…

— K. Lamb

“I once heard an author describe writing as taking bits and pieces of her experiences and observations, then she questions, dissects, and analyzes them.…

— Laurie Brown

“I love how writing does so much; it can break down complex subjects to their essence, paint virtual pictures, entertain and make us smile,…

— Barbara Roy

“Writing is a form of intense thinking that takes a person on a journey into previously uncharted territory of the writer’s mind.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“Writing is about taking everyday observations, things which people see almost every day of their lives, and yet bringing it to their attention for…

— Jamie L. Harding

“A writer writes knowing that nothing else will elicit the same kind of satisfaction and personal triumph as molding the written word into a…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“I am a storyteller, for better and for worse. I suspect that a feeling for stories, for narrative, is a universal human disposition, going…

— Oliver Sacks