Distract Quote by Hannah Kent

If you don't have a burning passion for writing, how can you expect anyone else to be moved by what you write?

— JoAnn Ross

I have always thought of myself as a writer, only because I need things to direct, and I can't not write the things that…

— David Lowery

I'm not much interested in my own self when I write. I'm interested in what I observe out there, what's going on around me.

— Bonnie Jo Campbell

Now I write often. I decided that I need to write for myself - I can't really direct other people's material.

— Brady Corbet

I try to not be self-conscious in my writing process.

— St. Lucia

Writing is something Ive always done on the side. I thought that no one would be interested, so I kept it to myself.

— Finn Wittrock

A lot of people get writer's block, and I think you just have to show up for work, sit down, and be like, 'I'm…

— Brian Fallon

I write for myself, first and foremost and I also write for people, mostly women, who just want to be seen and heard and…

— Roxane Gay

Writing is a great comfort to people like me, who are unsure of themselves and have trouble expressing themselves properly.

— Agatha Christie

“The secret of being a writer: not to expect others to value what you've done as you value it. Not to expect anyone else…

— Joyce Carol Oates

I want to write. I have always wanted to write. I do not care it I am not good at it. I just want…

— Mary Pipher

Writing is something I've always done on the side. I thought that no one would be interested, so I kept it to myself.

— Finn Wittrock