Force Quote by Nadine Gordimer

One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore. Another…

— Anne Lamott

Writing is a way of life. I do it because it's a way of experiencing the world, and trying to come to terms with…

— Emily Perkins

Writing is a way of living other lives. It is a way of expanding your life. It's not actually living a different life, it…

— Etgar Keret

The short answer to 'Why do you write' is - I suppose I write for some of the same reasons I read: to live…

— Margaret Atwood

The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one's life and discover one's usefulness.

— John Cheever

Why do I love writing? I can be who I want, do what I want, hurt who I want, and make the world over,…

— Mark Rubinstein

“Writing consist of everything. whether your writing is of riddles, rimes, prose, trivial, general, of thought, or of feeling. indiscretions you've done or have…

— Michael Stuckey

Writing is a spiritual path. It helps you listen to your heart, trust your inner guidance, and live your life full-out.

— Robert Holden

The reasons that drive me to write are many and the most important are the most secret, I think. Perhaps most of all this:…

— Andre Gide

The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating…

— Bill Watterson

Writing is primarily a sensuous and creative expression of life.

— Meridel Le Sueur

My primary motivation for writing is to communicate my perceptions and insights into the human condition, in a way that may provide understanding, comfort,…

— Vanna Bonta