Deals Quote by Alejandro Zambra

Writing is solitary. You spend so much time alone and in your own mind, telling stories.

— Ruth Ozeki

“Writing is a profession that requires being alone. Just alone. You talk, laugh, get pissed off, get scared, be happy, think, imagine, shout, and…

— Alexina Benavidez

There’s a difference between being alone and being lonely. Writers know that. I have never met a writer who does not crave to be…

— Mary Ruefle

“You once said that you would like to sit beside me while I write. Listen, in that case I could not write at all.…

— Franz Kafka

Writing is a solitary pursuit and I think you have to be partially at peace with yourself, but it's the other part that's usually…

— Craig Johnson

Writing is an escape from a world that crowds me. I like being alone in a room. It's almost a form of meditation- an…

— Neil Simon

Our main purpose of writing is so we don't feel alone and that others don't feel alone.

— Stephanie Land

You have to remember that writing itself is so solitary. You start writing because you're lonely.

— Sandra Cisneros

Writing is done alone. People do not talk about the things they do alone.

— Anneli Rufus

a basic “must” for every writer: A simple solitude-physical & mental.

— Rod Serling

I'm the most communal person that exists and a very solitary person. So I think writing is a form of getting to the community…

— Ariel Dorfman

Writing reminds you that you're never alone. Writing and reading is to be optimistic.

— Richard Flanagan