Pain Quote by Julius Lester

“A writer must empathize with all of their characters because he is the one that bestowed upon them both joy and misery.”

— Terry A O'Neal

“Maybe you receive pain selfishly — thinking only of yourself. The cycle of pain wounds every participant.”

— Bryant McGill

“while one person can never really share the pain of another, they can so easily and so heedlessly add to it.”

— Twan Eng Tan

“Writing is a pleasure. And a pain. Sometimes at the same time.”

— Bea Cannon

“Of course, I tried to surround myself with other people like me whose dream of writing was a constant burden…”

— Gerard Olson

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

— Don DeLillo

“The writer ultimately tires of the subject's self-serving story, and substitutes a story of his own.”

— Janet Malcolm

“He who would be a writer, fine, Must take a deal of pains, Must criticize his every line, And mix his ink with brains.”

— Platt Rogers Spencer

“It's funny. Writing is a solitary task, but in order to succeed at it, you need other people.”

— Kim Wright

“Maybe you receive pain selfishly — thinking only of yourself. The cycle of pain wounds every participant; both victim and aggressor.”

— Bryant McGill

“Maybe that's what writers do- Maybe they exaggerate pain just so that you feel okay about what you're feeling.”

— Sanhita Baruah

“Writing is like having a lover. Sometimes it's wonderful and sometimes it's a pain in the neck.”

— Rick Springfield