Exposed Quote by Eyvind Johnson

“I have found that a writer is formed not so much by their experiences but by the way in which they view and capture…

— H Raven Rose

One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore. Another…

— Anne Lamott

“A writer is someone who spends years patiently trying to discover the second being inside him, and the world that makes him who he…

— Orhan Pamuk

I write from the various experiences I live. Not every poem comes from my personal experience, though. It could be something that a friend…

— Rupi Kaur

“A writer must develop a representative voice. A writing voice is reflective of the sum total of his or her cognitive, physical, emotional, and…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Being a writer is an endless study in human transition and lessons learned or forgotten or misapplied.

— Sloane Crosley

The function of a writer is to make sense of life. It is such a mystery, it changes all the time, like the light.

— Nadine Gordimer

“Writing is about taking everyday observations, things which people see almost every day of their lives, and yet bringing it to their attention for…

— Jamie L. Harding

There are three things that make a person a writer: inspiration, perspiration and desperation.

— Harlan Coben

“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

My focus is on the reader and that the poet's job is not to inspire himself or herself. The poet's job is to inspire…

— Edward Hirsch

Generally, my writing is influenced by living, by absorbing everything that happens to me and my actions.

— Graham Nash