Being lonely Quote by Mary Ruefle

Writing is alone, but I don't think it's lonely. Ask any writer if they feel lonely when they're writing their book, and I think…

— Margaret Atwood

There is a big difference between being lonely and being alone. I am alone when I write, but I am rarely lonely.

— Andrew McAleer

“Some writers say they find the writing process lonely. I don't. Yes, it's solitary but when you can escape into a world of your…

— Stewart Stafford

“Writing is not 'lonely work' but "alone work'; authors are known to be reclusive and like spending time with themselves.”

— Brie Edison

You have to really have a taste for being alone to be a writer.

— Paul Auster

It can be very lonely and depressing to be a writer, and to be alone in your own head.

— Gillian Robespierre

I find it very easy to be alone. I'm a writer, for heaven's sakes!

— Simon Mawer

Writers are too self-centered to be lonely.

— Richard Condon

Being lonely is not a bad thing for a writer.

— Chuck Palahniuk

Writing fiction is a solitary occupation but not really a lonely one. The writer's head is mobbed with characters, images and language, making the…

— Hilma Wolitzer

You have to remember that writing itself is so solitary. You start writing because you're lonely.

— Sandra Cisneros

You have to be lonely to be a writer

— Edna O'Brien