Afraid Quote by Jami Attenberg

You just have to make sure you're writing about something that's true. It has to be honest and it has to have a real…

— Teddy Thompson

I do not think writers ought ever to sit down and think they must write about some cause, or theme, or something. If they…

— Doris Lessing

I do not think writers or anybody would sit down and think they must write about some cause, or theme, or something. If they…

— Doris Lessing

I think the only way you can get something out is to invest some real emotion into it, which means you're already writing about…

— Grant Morrison

In a way, there's nothing new under the sun, so anything you write about has been written about by other people. All you can…

— Jesse Andrews

For me as a writer, the story has always taken precedence over everything else. I have never sat down to write with broad, sweeping…

— Khaled Hosseini

The golden rule of writing is to write what you care about. If you care about your topic, you'll do your best writing, and…

— Jerry Spinelli

Writing is an extremely rewarding and humbling process, and I've learned to go with it, that even if it feels absolutely impossible, I will…

— Marie Lu

I don't think that writer's block exists really. I think that when you're trying to do something prematurely, it just won't come. Certain subjects…

— Joyce Carol Oates

Now the truth is, writing is a great way to deal with a lot of difficult emotional issues. It can be very therapeutic, but…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Some writers pick a topic and write around that, but I like to include it all.

— Sarah Dessen

If I have experienced something in my life, it's probably going to be written about, and I don't particularly care if the person I'm…

— Finneas