Carrie Quote by Elena Ferrante

Writing for me is a form of spiritual discipline and creative vision, a means of being in the world and giving one's love to…

— Aberjhani

My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.

— Paul Thomas Anderson

My primary motivation for writing is to communicate my perceptions and insights into the human condition, in a way that may provide understanding, comfort,…

— Vanna Bonta

Today, writing seems to me like an incredible luxury, almost a perversity, something which hardly exists in the world anymore, where you get to…

— Zadie Smith

Writing is a way of sharing our humanity.

— William McIlvanney

“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 part of life that has to be explored.”

— P.S. Winn

Writing is primarily a sensuous and creative expression of life.

— Meridel Le Sueur

I'm the most communal person that exists and a very solitary person. So I think writing is a form of getting to the community…

— Ariel Dorfman

I ultimately write for myself and the people I love.

— Hisham Matar

Writing is a way of living other lives. It is a way of expanding your life. It's not actually living a different life, it…

— Etgar Keret

What interests me very much as a writer is the ability for writing to have our lives to be occupied so vividly by others.…

— Nicole Krauss