Cases Quote by Marge Piercy

“Before, I thought we could write about life only when we had recovered from our wounds; when we were able to touch old sores…

— Ahlam Mosteghanemi

I write, or used to write, to explain to myself situations I couldn't otherwise solve or understand. Meditation comes very naturally to me.

— Anne Stevenson

I also did a great amount of writing while doing research. It gave me the opportunity to meet and talk to people other than…

— Sasa Stanisic

As a novelist, I mined my history, my family and my memory, but in a very specific way. Writing fiction, I never made use…

— Ayelet Waldman

I suppose I am a born novelist, for the things I imagine are more vital and vivid to me than the things I remember.

— Ellen Glasgow

When I was first approached about doing an autobiography, I said, 'absolutely not.' But when I sat down, memories came pouring out. It wrote…

— Julia Cameron

As a novelist, where do you go to tap into memories, and impressions, and sensations? It's usually, in my experience, your early life, before…

— William Boyd

I learned to write by writing. I tended to do anything as long as it felt like an adventure, and to stop when it…

— Neil Gaiman

Writing is the best way to get your mind clear. It's also a great way to explain your past or what you hope for…

— Noah Cyrus

Transcendental Meditation gives you what you need, when you need it. It's literally changed my life. Some of the clearest ideas or epiphanies I've…

— Hugh Jackman

I've been working on my autobiography, just pecking away in longhand. The more you write, the more you remember. The more you remember, the…

— Pat Morita

I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found. By reading the writings of the…

— Kurt Vonnegut