Know thyself Quote by Kilroy J. Oldster

To write requires an ego, a belief that what you say matters. Writing also requires an aching curiosity leading you to discover, uncover, what…

— Terry Tempest Williams

“All forms of writing are an act of conception; writing must lead to creation. Each time that we write, we begin again. Writing is…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Writing is one way to go about thinking, and the practice and habit of writing not only drain the mind but supply it, too.

— E. B. White

Writing is a combination of being alert to your outer surroundings and alive to your inner reality.

— Julia Cameron

Writing organizes and clarifies our thoughts. Writing is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own. Writing enables us…

— William Zinsser

Writing is really a way of thinking--not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.

— Toni Morrison

“Writing allows us to row the mind into new, unanticipated directions, change our stream of consciousness, and alter our very being.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Writing is a way of drifting within my own mind: almost a solitary process, so to speak.

— Twinkle Khanna

Ideally, writing ought to be like riding a bicycle: something you know how to do without having to think consciously about exactly what it…

— Brian Stableford

“Writing is mental exercise and the preeminent method to train the mind to achieve a desirable state of mental quietude. Meditative writing, a single…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Ultimately, writing is about trusting your own mind. It is an act of discovery.

— Natalie Goldberg

Writing is the act of saying "I," of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying "listen to me, see it my way, change your…

— Joan Didion