Chapters Quote by Common

When I first started, everything happened at once. I became religious, my musical career took off, I got married, I had kids, and all…

— Matisyahu

Writing wasn't easy to start. After I finally did it, I realized it was the most direct contact possible with the part of myself…

— Virpi Hameen-Anttila

I think I'm drawn to writing about something which feels intense and important.

— Rose Tremain

If you think about writing a book, or when I did, it seems daunting, but when I began writing, it just started flowing.

— Jimmy O. Yang

I'm always inspired to write, and it's usually my own life experiences that inspire me.

— Kat Edmonson

I started writing for myself when I didn't know how to understand how I was feeling, and I didn't know how to talk to…

— Sharon Van Etten

It was failing part of my Ph.D. that led me into novel-writing. By then I was 29, had remarried and had a second baby.…

— Kate Atkinson

Once I started writing, I realized just how much I really enjoyed it. I was kinda good at it, so I kept at it.

— Prodigy

I didn't originally intend on writing a book. I started writing during the day to feel like I was accomplishing something creative.

— Rachel Dratch

I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it…

— Gwendolyn Brooks

I write about different things. Anything that has affected me. Anything that I have liked. Anything that I feel strongly about. Any experience.

— Tabu

The thing that inspires me most is reading and just observing the people around me. I think those are the two things that make…

— Gretchen Rubin