Dominant Quote by Julia Cameron

Generally, my writing is influenced by living, by absorbing everything that happens to me and my actions.

— Graham Nash

Writing is primarily a sensuous and creative expression of life.

— Meridel Le Sueur

Writing is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living.

— Catherine Drinker Bowen

Writing is not a profession, occupation or job; it is not a way of life: it is a comprehensive response to life.

— Gregory Mcdonald

Writing is making sense of life.

— Nadine Gordimer

I used to think that if I had a choice between writing well and living well, I would choose the former. But now I…

— Nicole Krauss

What I'm trying to say is that a lot that lies behind being able to live the writing life is psychological and wrapped up…

— Nathan Englander

“Experiencing life makes you a better writer, and writing enhances your experience of life.”

— Kristen Melissa Davis

Writing does not exclude the full life; it demands it.

— Katherine Anne Porter

Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living. The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and…

— Catherine Drinker Bowen

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

— P.S. Winn

Writing from life is how I feel most comfortable.

— Julien Baker