Gertrude Quote by Edward Hirsch

“I will write: for myself, for those who come after, and for the voices that cry out not to be forgotten.”

— Stephen R. Lawhead

I write for myself and strangers. The strangers, dear Readers, are an afterthought.

— Gertrude Stein

“I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it.”

— J.D. Salinger

“She was writing for everybody, for nobody, for our age, for her own...”

— Virginia Woolf

I know it's a cliché to say I write for myself, but I write for myself.

— John Darnielle

“You can, of course, write to inspire others… but most importantly, you must write to inspire yourself.”

— Jessica Swan

“We all know writing is a reclusive, lonely endeavour. It just is. But nobody writes alone.”

— Iain Reid

“In life you must write your own story, or one will be written for you.”

— A.J. Garces

“I write to inspire you to find your true self.”

— Debasish Mridha

“I write for myself first and foremost, but I hope that others will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.”

— Shannon DuBey

“Always write for yourself, writing for others will never work out and will only wear you down faster.”

— Hell Richards

“It is not without pleasure that i can tell my majestic colleagues who write for humanity, and in the name of humanity, that i…

— Witold Gombrowicz