Giving yourself Quote by Dinty W. Moore

“I write so others might contemplate things that are out of the ordinary. I write to make people feel—to cause laughter and tears and…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“I write so others might contemplate things out of the ordinary. I write to make people feel—to cause laughter and tears, to cause anger…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Writing is all at once an exploration of what is, and what is not. Of the known, and the unknown. A journey into the…

— Madelaine Standing

“...because writing is fundamentally an act of reaching out from self to other. It is a reminder that we are not alone in the…

— Alicia Rasley

“But it is a writer's duty to write and speak and record the truth, always the truth, no matter whom may be offended.”

— Edward Abbey

“Really good writing has purpose and that purpose should be to shape other minds to desire truth and a more noble purpose in life…

— Susan Waterfield

“There is no ceremony, no initiation ritual, no secret hand-shake. All you need to be a writer is to write.”

— M. Kirin

“I think the revolutionary role of a writer is to make language that makes coalition possible, language that makes us see things in a…

— Gloria Steinem Lynn Gilbert

“Having the courage to say the truth, unabashedly, is the hardest part of writing.”

— Carolyn Moncel

“Writing, when all is said and done, is an attempt to understand one's own circumstance and to clarify the confusion of existence, including insecurities…

— Isabel Allende

“Writing is both an act of power and surrender. Passion and discovery. It is a tug at your soul that continues to pull you…

— Laraine Herring

“Most days, writing simply requires work-ethic, discipline, clarity, focus, time. Other days...it will demand absolutely everything of you.”

— Christy Hall