Impulse Quote by Joan Didion

The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it

— Joan Didion

The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it, useful only accidentally, only secondarily,…

— Joan Didion

Once you start writing something obsessively, it's almost like someone has to rip it from your hands in order for you to put it…

— Mike Birbiglia

Things written down can cause a great deal of harm. All too often, people don't consider that.

— Margaret Atwood

“Why did I write it down? In order to remember, of course, but exactly what was it I wanted to remember? How much of…

— Joan Didion

“Writing is a compulsion”

— Airambooksie

“The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it, useful only accidentally, only secondarily,…

— Joan Didion

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— Adam Rapp

Speaking, writing, and discoursing are not mere acts of communication; they are above all acts of compulsion. Please follow me. Trust me, for deep…

— Trinh T. Minh-ha

Having the urge to write is one thing; acting on it is another.

— Roy Peter Clark

Writing is more than anything a compulsion, like some people wash their hands thirty times a day for fear of awful consequences if they…

— Julie Burchill

The impulse to write comes, I think, from a desire - perhaps a need - to give imaginative life to experience, to share it…

— Paul Theroux