Aggression Quote by John Updike

All writing is an antisocial act, since the writer is a man who can speak freely only when alone; to be himself he must…

— Kenneth Tynan

In many ways, writing is the act of saying 'I,' of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying, 'Listen to me, see it my…

— Joan Didion

A writer is obviously at his most natural and relaxed when he writes in the first person. Writing is a personal transaction between two…

— William Zinsser

Writing is an antisocial act.

— Martha Grimes

A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.

— Thomas Mann

A writer is a tool of the language rather than the other way around.

— Joseph Brodsky

A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.

— Thomas Mann

Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism.

— Andrea Hirata

Writing is basically a job for people who like punching themselves in the face, I’m pretty sure.

— Warren Ellis

Writing is a way of sharing our humanity.

— William McIlvanney

Writing is seduction.

— Stephen King

Writing is weaponized empathy. It's putting yourself in someone else's head. It's finding what's in them that relates to you.

— Tom King