Books Quote by Edward Abbey

“for the most part, I rarely look at the journals I have kept for the greater part of a lifetime. The act of writing…

— Oliver Sacks

Writing is not hard work, it is simply an obsession.

— Hallie Burnett

“I started keeping journals when I was fourteen and at last count had nearly a thousand. They come in all shapes and sizes, from…

— Oliver Sacks

“For most writers, reading is also a very intense experience; they don’t read so much as compete. The writer measure’s himself against every text…

— Betsy Lerner

“Writing is a mixed blessing. We, who are addicted, berate ourselves and feel guilty when we don't write and at the same time put…

— Marcia Preston

“Writing is a profession that requires being alone. Just alone. You talk, laugh, get pissed off, get scared, be happy, think, imagine, shout, and…

— Alexina Benavidez

“Keeping this journal causes tension as much as it calms it. The writing busies my hands and occupies my mind, but there’s something about…

— Wayne Gladstone

Writing is tough. It's insanely obsessive work.

— Shane Black

“Writing is a bittersweet addiction. The more it drains you; the more replenished you feel, and you crave it even more.”

— Anthea Syrokou

“Oddly, the highly productive writer found writing wearing. “My botherations often won’t let me work,”11 he complained. He”

— Jack Lynch

“I always wanted to be a writer, and I always wrote something – stories, poetry, articles, newsletters, letters. Most writers can't help themselves! It's…

— Marina Oliver

There's constant drama, and I'm busy, busy, but at the center of the madness is the desire to write, the need to write. That…

— Jillian Medoff