Able Quote by Joyce Carol Oates

As long as there's a strong theme that I can identify with, that's what makes me interested in writing.

— Bobcat Goldthwait

The lovely thing about the writing life is that you can point it in any direction.

— Lawrence Wright

Any life will provide the material for writing, if it is attended to.

— Wallace Stegner

Writing is not life, but I think that sometimes it can be a way back to life.

— Stephen King

Writing can be a lifeline, especially when your existence has been denied, especially when you have been left on the margins, especially when your…

— Micere Githae Mugo

I'm not that sort of writer where I can restrict myself to a theme, just in case nothing good comes of it.

— Joe Lycett

Writing is making sense of life.

— Nadine Gordimer

I'm not reading what I write when I wrote. It's an unconscious outpouring that's a mess, and it's many, many steps away from anything…

— Jennifer Egan

It is hard for me to speak of themes. I like the reader to do that. Otherwise it feels like writing a 3rd grade…

— Tim Winton

Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

— Barbara Mertz

A key to a long, productive writing life is finding ways to support that life, emotionally and existentially.

— Eric Maisel

“Writing is a part of life that has to be explored.”

— P.S. Winn