Focused Quote by Alan Moore

Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

I think writing is very, very therapeutic.

— Marie Lu

For me, writing is a way of thinking. I write in a journal a lot. I'm a very impatient person, so writing and meditation…

— Ruth Ozeki

Good writing ... involves the agony of turning profoundly difficult thoughts into lucid form, then forcing them into the tight-fitting uniform of language, making…

— Pat Conroy

“Writing is mental exercise and the preeminent method to train the mind to achieve a desirable state of mental quietude. Meditative writing, a single…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Writing is a combination of being alert to your outer surroundings and alive to your inner reality.

— Julia Cameron

For me writing isn't a mental exercise, it's barely even a literary exercise, it feels like a spiritual experience.

— Ottessa Moshfegh

I seldom know what I'm going to write when I sit down. There isn't much agony and sweat of the human spirit involved in…

— Charles Bukowski

Writing is a spiritual path. It helps you listen to your heart, trust your inner guidance, and live your life full-out.

— Robert Holden

“Writing is a deeply spiritual act that can have a profound effect upon the practitioner.”

— Phyllis Theroux

I write, or used to write, to explain to myself situations I couldn't otherwise solve or understand. Meditation comes very naturally to me.

— Anne Stevenson

“Just as breathing exercises help integrate body and mind, writing is a kind of psycho-neural muscular activity which helps bridge and integrate the conscious…

— Stephen R. Covey