First time Quote by Joy Michelle Austin

“I can’t and won’t write without hope. I’d rather never write again.”

— Melina Marchetta

“Only writing could soak up his loneliness and pain. Written words could tell him who he was.”

— Don DeLillo

“For this, that now was coming, he had very little curiosity. For years it had obseessed him; but now it meant nothing in itself.…

— Ernest Hemingway

“Writing was a defeat, it was a humiliation, it was coming face-to-face with yourself and seeing you weren't good enough.”

— Karl Ove Knausgård

“Writing had never become routine for him, but remained a constant surprise. He was always surprised at how much fun it was, once it…

— Nora Roberts

“If every time you sat down, you expected something great, writing would always be a great disappointment. Plus that expectation would also keep you…

— Natalie Goldberg

“He allowed himself to imagine for the first time that the rest of his life might not be shaped by the misery of his…

— Julie Orringer

“Sometimes I actually hope that he did once feel empty and hopeless and helpless enough to slash his wrists to the bone, because if…

— Matthew Quick

“He could hope for many things, though he had stopped doing so long ago. If one didn't hope, then disappointment didn't visit. Hoping meant…

— Lora Leigh

“he could feel his hope wilting.”

— Anthony Doerr

“He had no intention of writing. He loved reading, that was all. And he read books that he thought so far beyond anything that…

— Niall Williams

“I don’t just want to write a story. I want to pull the reader into my ink so they feel the cold of a…

— Lyn Gardner