Alive Quote by David Shields

Writing, like any art, is a continuing process of discovering the infinite possibilities of Life.

— Hubert Selby, Jr

One has to live a life that creates a writer.

— Erno Paasilinna

A writer needs certain conditions in which to work and create art. She needs a piece of time; a peace of mind; a quiet…

— Margaret Walker

Survival is important, art is secondary. If you aren't alive, how can you create art?

— Pankaj Tripathi

The line between art and life should be kept as fluid, and perhaps indistinct, as possible.

— Allan Kaprow

The writer's only real task: to recreate out of the disorder of life that order which is art

— Anonymous

“Bringing you closer to the fragile edge of living is the job of a writer.”

— Julie Rodelli

“Writing is a part of life that has to be explored.”

— P.S. Winn

Writing is a suspension of life in order to re-create life

— John McPhee

“The art lies in setting the inner life into the most violent motion with the smallest possible expenditure of outer life; for it is…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

what a writer does is to try to make sense of life. I think that's what writing is, I think that's what painting is.…

— Nadine Gordimer

A writer is an artist. They're creating things out of thin air.

— Bibi Bourelly