Attractive Quote by Edward St Aubyn

I find it incredibly difficult to write anything that's really happy.

— David Gilmour

I have a hard time writing happy things. I really just don't find it that interesting for me personally to write about that.

— Alissa White-Gluz

I do not know what makes a writer, but it probably isn't happiness.

— William Saroyan

“Happiness is not a popular subject in literary fiction. We struggle, as writers, to make happiness, contentment, and satisfaction interesting. Perfection often lacks texture.”

— Roxanne Gay

I don't tend to write when I'm happy, which I think is pretty obvious.

— Aubrie Sellers

I don't know that happy people are interesting to write about - or to read about.

— Patrick deWitt

At least in my case, a very simple, regular, happy life makes for better writing.

— Lauren Groff

There's a happiness that comes from writing that I won't live without.

— Maria Semple

Happiness for me is getting to write about the most important things I know.

— Richard Ford

The real problem with happiness is neither its pursuers nor their books; it's happiness itself. Happiness is like beauty: part of its glory lies…

— Amy Bloom

“Happiness is a letter from your favorite author!”

— Gayathri

It's really a lot easier to write about things that are problematic. Who wants to hear how happy you are?

— Lyle Lovett