Awareness Quote by Jennifer Egan

When I'm not writing, I tend to get depressed and a little bit surly. And then when I'm writing, suddenly I feel enlivened. Now…

— George Saunders

I go through long periods of time when I don't write, and I'm fine.

— Ann Patchett

I go through periods of not writing. Until there's something I can't find in the world that I need, so I write.

— Daphne Gottlieb

If I'm not writing a thing, depression might be looming.

— Sarah Manguso

I just feel like myself when I'm writing. If I don't do it, I get depressed.

— Olivia Rodrigo

Paradoxically, the only thing that helps when I'm feeling despairing about writing is to write.

— Laura van den Berg

When I'm writing well, I feel happy. And when I go too long without writing, I begin to implode.

— Mohsin Hamid

I really feel something's missing if I'm not writing.

— Stephen Hough

I can't not write, if I don't then I get really depressed.

— Alanis Morissette

To me, I don't write when I'm depressed. If I'm depressed, which is actually rare, I'm not doing anything, you know, and I'm not…

— Nick Cave

I'm always struck with writing - I constantly feel like I don't know what I'm doing and I'm starting over.

— Ali Liebegott

I don’t worry anymore about writing. There are times that I go through dry periods. I never go through a block. I’m always writing,…

— Dorianne Laux