Body Quote by Dorothy Allison

I write to save someone's life, probably my own

— Clarice Lispector

I write as if to save somebody’s life. Probably my own. Life is a kind of madness that death makes. Long live the dead…

— Clarice Lispector

I write about living, not dying.

— John Diamond

After so many deaths I live and write;

— George Herbert

If I wrote what I really think, I would be so sad all the time. We create to fill a gap - not just…

— Joss Whedon

I'm what happens after death, which is writing.

— Kathy Acker

If I stop writing I am dead. And that's the only way I'll stop: dead.

— Charles Bukowski

Writing is a deeper sleep than death. Just as one wouldn't pull a corpse from its grave, I can't be dragged from my desk…

— Franz Kafka

I wrote 'The Zombie Survival Guide' because I wanted to read it, and nobody else was writing it. All I've been doing with everything…

— Max Brooks

I write because I know that one day I will die, and thus I should experience as many deliberate observations, careful thoughts, wild ideas,…

— Amy Tan

In my mind, I'm writing for everybody.

— Jerry Spinelli

Sometimes, as much as writing saves one’s own life, you cannot imagine how it will save another’s. This is another reason why it is…

— Lilith Saintcrow