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

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

It's been hard for me to not write, and that's the only process I can speak to I guess, it's so compulsive and I…

— Adam Rapp

Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff…

— David Sedaris

“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

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

— Roy Peter Clark

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

— Margaret Atwood

Whenever you write for someone else, you're always aware - sometimes overtly, other times at an almost cellular, subliminal level - of the rules…

— J. Michael Straczynski

I write because the act of writing itself is what drives me. It's a private communication within myself - nothing more or less. This…

— Michael Hersch

Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things - thoughts, ideas, opinions.

— Paulo Coelho