Alive Quote by Graham Swift

Being a writer means I sit in a dark (and pretty dank) room off my garage for many hours a day, and in my…

— Lauren Groff

The part of the process that's exciting to me is feeling like I'm in a place I've never been before, in every way. Without…

— Jennifer Egan

To be a writer, a creative person, you must retain your ability to react uniquely. Your feelings must remain your own. The day you…

— Dwight V. Swain

“If you’re not going to immerse yourself in your work as a writer then don’t write. But beware, if you’re a writer who does…

— Jason E. Hodges

I've come to find that I am definitely not cut out for the isolated writer thing, locking myself away and writing and bleeding over…

— Anna Todd

Writing is an escape from a world that crowds me. I like being alone in a room. It's almost a form of meditation- an…

— Neil Simon

Writing is a solitary business. It takes over your life. In some sense, a writer has no life of his own. Even when he’s…

— Paul Auster

Writing makes you feel that there is a reason to go on living. If I couldn't write, I would stop breathing.

— Paul Auster

I never feel so alive as when I'm writing and the work is going well.

— Dani Shapiro

If you want to be a writer, you don't want to live in a comfortable place.

— Benjamin Alire Saenz

Writing for me is definitely a form of ventilation - a way for me to cope and deal with emotions. I think it is…

— Crystal Bowersox

To be a writer, open your heart. Keep it open. You can't be a writer with a closed heart.

— Amity Gaige