Breathe Quote by John Steinbeck

I nearly always write — just as I nearly always breathe.

— John Steinbeck

“I write because sometimes I feel I cannot breathe...until I do.”

— Karris Callahan

“True writers know that writing is not something they feel required to do, or to make a living they must do, it is quite…

— Milissa R. Bailey

“Writing is like breathing -- it is necessary for my survival.”

— Michelle C. Hillstrom

“writing was like breathing.”

— Haruki Murakami

“Writing is like a breath of fresh air.”

— Chantal Bellehumeur

“All good writing is like swimming underwater and holding your breath.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Writing is like breathing underwater. It's really hard to do unless you can imagine yourself a nice set of gills.”

— Alane Adams

I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die.

— Isaac Asimov

“If you're a writer, you'll know it by the distinct feeling of only being able to breathe properly when alone with your characters. All…

— Karen Luellen

Sometimes when I think how good my book can be, I can hardly breathe.

— Truman Capote

“I write for the joy of writing. It is the air I breathe and the joy of my life.”

— Charlene Iverson