Despair Quote by Dave Barry

Writing and the hope of writing pulls me back from the edges of despair. I believe insanity and despair are at times one and…

— Bell Hooks

Despair has its own calms.

— Bram Stoker

There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.

— Haruki Murakami

No matter how ephemeral it is, a novel is something, while despair is nothing.

— Mario Vargas Llosa

“People seem to believe that despair is the same as anguish, but it is not. It's true that despair is surrounded by anguish, but…

— Elizabeth Kostova

I despair of ever writing excellent poetry.

— Isaac Rosenberg

A novel is something, while despair is nothing.

— Mario Vargas Llosa

The modernist writers found despair inspirational.

— Mason Cooley

Despair is part of love.

— Andrew Solomon

Writing has freed me from the despair of living.

— Anita Brookner

Paradoxically, the only thing that helps when I'm feeling despairing about writing is to write.

— Laura van den Berg

Writing is a refuge from unhappiness, but has its own sorrows.

— Mason Cooley