Crafts Quote by Franz Kafka

Writing is the act of saying "I," of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying "listen to me, see it my way, change your…

— Joan Didion

Writing means being a fascinated slave to current events.

— Anonymous

Writing is an act of generosity toward other people.

— Fay Weldon

Often I think writing is a sheer paring away of oneself leaving always something thinner, barer, more meagre.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Writing creatively is a process of self-consumption that requires one to dive deeply inside of oneself with no guarantee of reemergence.”

— Ashim Shanker

The desire to write grows with writing.

— Desiderius Erasmus

Writing is about bringing something from inside you that you're trying to say, and not just trying to say something to please someone else.

— Eric Carmen

Writing is a way to shape out visible and invisible, in myself as well as in the world.

— Eppu Nuotio

Writing about writing is a bit like talking about a conversation you are having; it tends to obscure desperation about where the next word…

— Renata Adler

Writing, for me, means humility. It’s a process that involves fear and doubt, especially if you’re writing honestly.

— Kiran Desai

Writing is the crack through which you can crawl into a bigger world, into your wild mind.

— Natalie Goldberg

Writing is a combination of being alert to your outer surroundings and alive to your inner reality.

— Julia Cameron