Best Quote by Fierce Dolan

“Writing is the emotional morphine.”

— Mariam Maarouf

“If writing did not exist, what terrible depressions we should suffer from.”

— Sei Shōnagon

“I write because...it's better than meds!!!!!”

— Elizabeth Anne Porter

“Writing is controlled substance. It acts with the least mediation and strongest effect.”

— Sean Wilsey

“The best antidote to writer's block is...to write.”

— Henriette Anne Klauser

“Depression was my body's way of grieving the loss of my childhood dreams. Writing was my imagination's way of redefining them.”

— Curtis Tyrone Jones

“Writing is a defence against boredom, but it's also a cure for melancholy.”

— Bohumil Hrabal

“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

“Writing is a bittersweet addiction. The more it drains you; the more replenished you feel, and you crave it even more.”

— Anthea Syrokou

“Writing is my joy, is my comfort zone, it strengthens my feeble knees and it frees my troubled heart.”

— Euginia Herlihy

“Every depression medication that I tried would eventually make me more fatigued and depressed!”

— Steven Magee

“Good writing is often about letting go of fear and affectation.”

— Stephen King