Brain Quote by Lynn Nottage

I don't remember a lot of what I write. I try to release it after it's out there so that I can be fresh…

— George Meyer

My best writing has to do with an internal process that I'm working out unconsciously and put into my characters.

— Lyle Kessler

I think I'm succinct to the point of trying to write the two-word novel. Editing my work almost never means taking anything out but…

— Kate DiCamillo

You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can…

— Kathy Mattea

I've been writing, in one way or another, for as long as I can remember.

— Sarah Dessen

“We should be told: Write fast, write close to the bone, write for ten hours straight until you’re not thinking in words anymore, but…

— Bonnie Friedman

I have forced myself to begin writing when I've been utterly exhausted, when I've felt my soul as thin as a playing card…and somehow…

— Joyce Carol Oates

My subconscious does the writing; I don't have control over that.

— Augusten Burroughs

Writing is a solitary experience. I'm extremely superstitious. If I talk about the book or name the title out loud before finishing, I feel…

— Paulo Coelho

“Writing therapy is my form of healing. Try and detach yourself from painful memories by infusing characters and then stepping back.”

— Phil Wohl

Writing is like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer. It always feels good when you finish.

— Ray Guy

Writing was always something I had. I need this to survive when I'm empty, and losing my mind. My pain is in the words…

— Jeremy Limn