Books Quote by James J. Kilpatrick

If a reader comes across a story that makes them cry, you can be sure that the writer felt every single thing that makes…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

If the writer does not cry, the reader does not cry.

— Robert Frost

I always have strong feelings when I'm writing a book. Sometimes when I'm writing a book, I even cry when I'm writing. Once I…

— Eve Bunting

How can you write if you can't cry?

— Ring Lardner

I've always been a very emotional person and as a child. I guess writing felt like something that I could do in private to…

— Arlo Parks

Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader.

— Joseph Joubert

I find myself often moved to tears by what is being written in front of me. Sometimes, I just sit on the couch and…

— Neale Donald Walsch

“Always write exactly what you’re feeling at the exact moment when writing something like poetry or an emotional novel. Put yourself, pour all emotions…

— Nina Jean Slack

Being a writer means crying over the sad parts, even though you already know it’s going to be okay.

— Clare B. Dunkle

I'm an incredibly emotional person, but I always feel bad about that. The work is therapy... I need to emote wildly while I write.…

— Matthew Quick

I'm writing about emotions.

— Sara Bareilles

I'm a successful novelist, and I've been a lucky one, so I don't want to cry the poor mouth. Writing has never been easy.

— Richard Flanagan