Quote by E.B. White

Only a person who is congenially self-centered has the effrontery and the stamina to write essays

— E. B. White

“Good writing demands self-discipline and constant learning”

— Cecil Murphey

“As human beings, we have an innate need to create and innovate from within ourselves to address our own concerns, and writing helps fulfill…

— Suman Pokhrel

“Personal essay writing that incites the mind and instigates personal growth involves examination and re-examination, a process of noticing and reflecting upon what a…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“There is only so much revealing one can do. For every self-revelation, there has to be a self-concealment. A life-long commitment to writing involves…

— Susan Sontag

“Writing requires a prolong period of academic education supplemented by studiously scrutinizing society and its customs. Writers also analyze their own nature and physical…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“The writer becomes a superhero every time he or she sits down to write. We must excel ourselves with each new writing project, we…

— Rob Parnell

I aspire to write what are called 'familiar essays.' They begin in the personal and end in the universal. It's not for me to…

— David Rakoff

“Writing can be a lifeline, expecially when your existence has been denied, especially when you have been left on the margins, especially when your…

— Micere Mugo

“A writer is not born but made through study and sheer willpower and ability to embrace beauty and agony.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“Writing is not just a process of creation. It is also a process of self-discovery”

— Cristina Istrati

“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