Authority Quote by Bessie Head

I write because writing is the gift God has given me to help people in the world.

— Anne Lamott

I write to understand my circumstances, to sort out the confusion of reality, to exorcise my demons. But most of all, I write because…

— Isabel Allende

I write because I must. It's not a choice or a pastime, it's an unyielding calling and my passion.

— Elizabeth Reyes

I write because I love doing it.

— Roxane Gay

I write because the act of writing itself is what drives me. It's a private communication within myself - nothing more or less. This…

— Michael Hersch

I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say.

— Flannery O'Connor

I like writing because you can make things happen and turn out the way they never do in real life.

— Rob Reiner

The only reason I write at all is because I am going through, and growing through, something in my life I want to share…

— Daphne Oz

I write because it's my way of finding cool ideas, thinking through hard problems and things I don't understand, and getting better at something.

— Atul Gawande

I write because it's all I know how to do. Writing is my anchor and my purpose. My life is informed by writing, whether…

— Sue Grafton

People ask me why I write. I write to find out what I know.

— Virginia Woolf

I write because I actually enjoy writing. It's a plus and a fringe benefit that, you know, I can actually provide for my family…

— Ne-Yo