Compulsion Quote by 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

“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

“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

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

— 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

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

I believe that when we write things down, we being the process of activating the fundamentals in our lives.

— Jim Tressel

Writing is above all a question of instinct.

— Anthony Powell

Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down.

— E. B. White

“Writing is a compulsion”

— Airambooksie

The act of writing itself is done in secret, like masturbation.

— Stephen King

Writing is like a mental masturbation to me.

— Anonymous