Among Quote by Angeles Mastretta

When people say they write for themselves, that's probably what they do. I will admit that I don't write for myself; I write to…

— Robert Cormier

I ultimately write for myself and the people I love.

— Hisham Matar

I know it's a cliché to say I write for myself, but I write for myself.

— John Darnielle

I'm finding things out about myself as a person - as a writer - as I write, and so are the people who listen…

— John Darnielle

I think all writers write for an audience. There is no such thing as writing for yourself.

— William S. Burroughs

I think all writers are mainly writing for themselves because I believe that most writers are writing based on a need to write. But…

— Amy Bloom

When I write for myself, I just get to be myself.

— Bonnie McKee

For me, as a writer, I desperately want to be read. I'm very conscious of readers as I'm writing. I think, 'If you write…

— Matt Haig

I'm not a writer who thinks about writing only for themselves; I do always have a reader in mind.

— Emma Healey

I think of myself as writing for one person, that one perfect reader who understands and loves.

— Anne Sexton

I write for myself, first and foremost and I also write for people, mostly women, who just want to be seen and heard and…

— Roxane Gay

I am always writing to myself.

— Joan Didion