Body Quote by Jonathan Lethem

I always think, when I'm in motion, writing seems like the most natural thing.

— Pam Houston

I feel that the act of writing, in and of itself, is a tool towards probing that which you wouldn't without that pen in…

— Paul Auster

Writing is really a way of thinking--not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.

— Toni Morrison

Writing seems to rob me of my being: it is a second hand mode of communication, a pallid, mechanical transcript of speech, and so…

— Terry Eagleton

Writing is like pulling your hair out. You have nothing, and you can't think of anything, but you have to think of something.

— Charlie Day

For me the experience of writing is really an experience of losing control.... I think it's very much like dreaming or like surfing. You…

— Margaret Atwood

Your mind burns a lot of calories. Writing can feel like a physical workout.

— Philipp Meyer

For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.

— Don DeLillo

Writing is a combination of being alert to your outer surroundings and alive to your inner reality.

— Julia Cameron

For me, writing is a way of thinking. I write in a journal a lot. I'm a very impatient person, so writing and meditation…

— Ruth Ozeki

Once your mind is caught on the right snag, there's nothing so hard about the mechanics of writing.

— Anne Tyler

My subconscious does the writing; I don't have control over that.

— Augusten Burroughs