Crime Quote by Fernando Pessoa

“writing is perilous, as you can’t always guarantee your words will be read in the spirit in which they were written.”

— Jojo Moyes

“So nothing will ever be written down again. Perhaps the act of writing is necessary only when nothing happens.”

— Kōbō Abe

“There is no such thing as wasted writing.”

— Monica Wood

“I write because if I don’t let it out of my system, I will die with guilt.”

— Shahla Khan

“I don't know what I'd do if for some reason I was no longer able to write. Commit murder, perhaps. At the very least,…

— Karen E. Quinones Miller

“After all, nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.”

— Orhan Pamuk

“Always write for yourself, writing for others will never work out and will only wear you down faster.”

— Hell Richards

“If every time you sat down, you expected something great, writing would always be a great disappointment. Plus that expectation would also keep you…

— Natalie Goldberg

“I intend all my characters must escape from impossible situations; if they are not in trouble, then as a writer, I am.”

— Cleveland W. Gibson

“But there will be no redemption for me. I will become the most unmerciful of murderers. I accept my fate.”

— Heather Day Gilbert

“Writing was a defeat, it was a humiliation, it was coming face-to-face with yourself and seeing you weren't good enough.”

— Karl Ove Knausgård

“I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.”

— Evelyn Beatrice Hall