Chewing Quote by Alfred Doblin

Writing is an antisocial act.

— Martha Grimes

Writing is not some quiet, closet act.

— Patti Smith

For me, writing in public is actually super energizing and so much fun. Especially when writing can typically be really painful and certainly hard,…

— Robin Sloan

To me, writing is a considered act. It's something which is a great labor of thought and consideration.

— Paul Theroux

Writing is not a genteel profession. It's quite nasty and tough and kind of dirty.

— Rosemary Mahoney

Writing is a solitary occupation, and we like it that way.

— Julianne MacLean

Writing is one of those jobs that everyone has an opinion on. I don't think this is a bad thing.

— Jack Thorne

Writing is a way of sharing our humanity.

— William McIlvanney

Writing in public gives you that access to a junkyard of details all around you.

— Chuck Palahniuk

Writing is more than anything a compulsion, like some people wash their hands thirty times a day for fear of awful consequences if they…

— Julie Burchill

For me, writing isn't a way of being public or private; it's just a way of being. The process is always full of pain,…

— Jamaica Kincaid

The act of writing is a kind of catharsis, a liberation, but I never really concerned myself with that. I write because it interests…

— Nathalie Sarraute