Audience Quote by Jill Soloway

For me the experience of writing is really an experience of losing control.... I think it's very much like dreaming or like surfing. You…

— Margaret Atwood

I write my novels longhand. I love the feeling of writing; I love to see pen on paper. It feels more creative than typing,…

— Cecelia Ahern

I can't say that I love writing, but I do love the satisfaction that it gives me.

— Paul Beatty

I feel more alive when I'm writing than I do at any other time--except maybe when I'm making love.

— May Sarton

I write because I like to write. I find joy in the texture and tone and rhythm of words. It is a satisfaction like…

— John Steinbeck

...I feel more alive when I'm writing than I do at any other time--except when I'm making love. Two things when you forget time,…

— May Sarton

There are moments when I am writing when I think that if other people knew how I felt right now, they’d burn me at…

— Anne Lamott

Almost 70 years have gone by, and I've still got that feeling when I write... Writing, for me, is still it. It has always…

— Clive James

Besides the soothing effect it has, I think my favorite part of writing is being able to use my imagination and creativity to make…

— Christopher Paul Curtis

For me, writing is something that I need to do. If I'm not writing, I'm not happy.

— Crystal Hana Kim

And those moments that I find mind busting. Meaning like there's a word that I find in a weird place. I love the process…

— Glenn Close

Writing is an escape from a world that crowds me. I like being alone in a room. It's almost a form of meditation- an…

— Neil Simon