Contemporary Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

“The irony that all writers confront and must overcome is that the writer is afraid to commence, frightened to finish what is slowly becoming…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“We write to expose the unexposed. Most human beings are dedicated to keeping that one door shut. But the writer's job is to see…

— Ann Lamott

“Writers by nature are subversive, observant, and discerning, and their voice contains that.”

— Amy Tan

“All writers are demonic dreamers. Writing is an act of sharing experiences and offering of an individualistic perspective of our private attitudes pertaining to…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“A writer lives, at least, in a state of astonishment. Beneath any feeling he has of the good or evil of the world lies…

— William Sansom

“I have found that a writer is formed not so much by their experiences but by the way in which they view and capture…

— H Raven Rose

“What is so frightening about [writing]? I still don't know. Perhaps it's the horrible knowledge that no matter how well you write, the resultant…

— Brenda Miller

“Good writing is often about letting go of fear and affectation.”

— Stephen King

“Writing fiction feels like an adventurous act, nudging aside reality a word at a time.”

— James Van Pelt

“Writing, when all is said and done, is an attempt to understand one's own circumstance and to clarify the confusion of existence, including insecurities…

— Isabel Allende

“Writing is an exhausting and demoralizing task that destroys human conceits. Writing an elongated series of personal essay opens a person’s mind to explore…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

— Naguib Mahfouz