Appetite Quote by Michael K. Williams

I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm…

— Joss Whedon

The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears.

— Katherine Paterson

I think writing for me has always been a matter of fear. Writing is fear and not writing is fear. I am afraid of…

— Fran Lebowitz

Frankly, I have always dreaded writing - there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear.

— Trent Reznor

But I'm more scared of not writing.

— Gloria E. Anzaldúa

I'm always terrified when I'm writing.

— Mary Karr

I always feel very afraid as I work on books. It's just so hard to write a decent book!

— Jennifer Egan

I feel that there are two kinds of writers. I feel that there are writers who are storytellers and then there are those just…

— Steve Toltz

Reading English novels I always adore the ability to write without fear about inner psychological things that are so delicate.

— Olga Tokarczuk

Im always terrified when Im writing.

— Mary Karr

You never get over the fear of writing.

— Maya Angelou

I write very tightly, and my big fear is boring people. I want them to read quickly, stopped in their tracks. I resist indulging…

— Robert Cormier