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When I'm depressed is when I'm not interested in writing anything, whereas some people, I think, are spurred to creativity through their personal experiences…

— Julia Holter

If I wasn't a writer, I would be depressed.

— J. K. Rowling

“The depressed don’t write books. People who are happy write, people who travel, are in love, and talk and talk with the conviction that,…

— Elena Ferrante

“You say you're a writer but you're depressed. Not an excuse; write from there. Write some depressing sh*t. Believe me. You will have plenty…

— Stanley Christopher

I just write about what makes me sad, and then when I write, I hear myself. It's like therapy, where I write something sad…

— Jain

I can't not write, if I don't then I get really depressed.

— Alanis Morissette

I think depression creates in me an urgent need to write, but I also believe that daily stress, and even the positive stress of…

— Francesca Lia Block

Depression is the flip side of creative inspiration but it can be useful. It's telling you to stop for a little bit. You can…

— Shaun Tan

It's really funny - when I'm depressed or I'm having a hard time, I'll write really fun stuff. And then when I'm really happy,…

— Kathleen Hanna

I just feel like myself when I'm writing. If I don't do it, I get depressed.

— Olivia Rodrigo

I think it's probably true that creative people are touched by melancholy more than the average person, and to the extent that delving into…

— David Starkey

There were times when depression, anxiety, whatever, would keep me from writing. I still get depressed and anxious, but I just don't let it…

— David St. John