Dread Quote by Erica Jong

Frankly, I have always dreaded writing - there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear.

— Trent Reznor

Think about the stories you have inside that scare you. That's what you should be writing. I and others call that writing from the…

— Leslie Pietrzyk

The solitude of writing is also quite frightening. It's quite close to madness, one just disappears for a day and loses touch.

— Nadine Gordimer

Writing is a refuge from unhappiness, but has its own sorrows.

— Mason Cooley

I think if I was ever really going to be more serious about writing I'd have to try and find some way to do…

— Romola Garai

Most writers are in a state of gloom a good deal of the time; they need perpetual reassurance.

— John Hall Wheelock

You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or despair ... Come to it any way but lightly.

— Stephen King

Hmmm. I think a lot of people can write poems that are howls of anguish. I think I've probably written such things and then…

— John Fuller

Writing has freed me from the despair of living.

— Anita Brookner

The thought of writing was always pleasant, but the process was painful

— Anonymous

A poet articulating the dreads and horrors of our time is necessary in order to make readers understand what is happening, really understand it,…

— Denise Levertov

Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats... for jittery people.

— William Styron