Dear Quote by Melissa Bank

“Many of us are driven to write through experiences born from pain, generating a need to uniquely express our own inner turmoil. Light-hearted inspiration…

— Keith Steinbaum

As a writer, I try to turn my feelings and experiences into a different form entirely, something that gives me mastery over them and…

— Scott Spencer

As a writer, I am constantly aware that I take my life in my hands with everything I do and say. It's just a…

— Mohsin Hamid

My life wasn't always smooth sailing. Two members of my family were diagnosed with cancer, so I spent a lot of time in hospitals…

— Hannah Tinti

My writing comes not from the happy moments, but from struggle and grief.

— Isabel Allende

Once I got started, I wanted the life of a writer so fiercely that nothing could stop me. I wanted the intensity, the sense…

— Lynne Sharon Schwartz

My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.

— Paul Thomas Anderson

“To be a decent writer you must have both empathy and imagination. While these attributes aid your art, they can plague your soul. You…

— M.J. Rose

I just sort of write the book I feel like writing given the emotional place I am in my life at the time.

— Bret Easton Ellis

Writing stretches me to my limits and affirms my potential, all while making me aware of my flaws, my mortality, and how much more…

— Kit Williamson

I feel like I've gotten to the point in my career and in my life where I can allow myself to write whatever comes…

— Amanda Palmer

I gave myself the small task of writing honestly about the kind of life I knew. I believe there is some value in carrying…

— Sally Rooney