Book Quote by Alice Mattison

Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness.

— George Orwell

Suffering is too strong a word, but writing is serious work. I pull the stuff up from me - it's not as if it's…

— Colm Toibin

But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they…

— Alexander McCall Smith

Writing a novel is agony.

— George Orwell

To write is to give meaning to suffering.

— Alejandra Pizarnik

Because to write, one must truly suffer.

— Juan Rulfo

“My purpose in writing this book is that you would not be surprised when suffering comes into your life. I want you to see…

— R.C. Sproul

Writing books is one of the ways that human beings deal with loss, especially when you don't have religious consolation available.

— Marco Roth

“Suffering can precipitate creativity, liberating the creator through inspiration and then many available channels of human communication, and therefore there is value in suffering.”

— Brent Green

I suffer from the disease of writing books and being ashamed of them when they are finished.

— Baron de Montesquieu

Writing a book isn’t an easy process nor is it always enjoyable, but it is one of life’s most satisfying achievements.

— Guy Kawasaki

I write books to relieve myself of pain. That's the prime motivator to write. Period.

— Bret Easton Ellis