Books Quote by Joy Williams

Writing is medicine. It is an appropriate antidote to injury. It is an appropriate companion for any difficult change.

— Julia Cameron

Medicine has an immediate impact, the ability to do good. Writing is such a solitary activity.

— Uzodinma Iweala

Writing isn't a source of pain. It's psychic chemotherapy. It reduces your psychological tumors and relieves your pain.

— Dean Koontz

Good writing is like a bomb: it explodes in the face of the reader.

— Nuruddin Farah

Writing is very liberating and therapeutic.

— Natalya Neidhart

Most of the time, writing is a lot of fun, and not a small amount of self-medication.

— Roxane Gay

Writing does not numb, comfort, or soothe me. It does the opposite. It tends to excite me and reinscribe pain. It doesn't function as…

— Myriam Gurba

I think writing is very, very therapeutic.

— Marie Lu

I like writing. It keeps my mind off grim subjects. It's therapeutic in the same way a patient in an institution is given fingerpaints.

— Woody Allen

I like a fine wine. Who can beat that? I don't think it helps writing; I think it's a hinderance. It helps numb you.

— Gavin Friday

Sometimes novels are considered 'important' in the way medicine is - they taste terrible and are difficult to get down your throat, but are…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Writing is a great comfort to people like me, who are unsure of themselves and have trouble expressing themselves properly.

— Agatha Christie