Anger Quote by Edna Ferber

I think that in order to write really well and convincingly, one must be somewhat poisoned by emotion.

— Edna Ferber

Writing itself, if not misunderstood and abused, becomes a way of empowering the writing self. It converts anger and disappointment into deliberate and durable…

— Ted Solotaroff

We must perpetually try to distinguish, however closely they get entwined by the subtle nature of the facts and by the secret importunity of…

— C. S. Lewis

Whether you want to entertain or to provoke, to break hearts or reassure them, what you bring to your writing must consist of your…

— Rafael Yglesias

“I honestly think in order to be a writer, you have to learn to be reverent. If not, why are you writing? Why are…

— Anne Lamott

Good writing is often about letting go of fear and affectation. Affectation itself, beginning with the need to define some sorts of writing as…

— Stephen King

“Writing enables a person to build a protective barrier shielding them from an adverse environment, scrutinize their circumstances, and discover how to employ new…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

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

— Mason Cooley

“I learned at a very early age it's the reaction to the word, that gives it it's power. The positive and negative affect on…

— Steven L. Hiller

Writing is really a way of thinking--not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.

— Toni Morrison

Ultimately, I think writing is a mixture of craft, inspiration, and being incredibly, courageously explorative with yourself - and being brutally honest, too.

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

“Written words have power. They evoke emotion, and that emotion demands a response.”

— Jenny Hayworth