Able Quote by Nick Cave

I can't not write, if I don't then I get really depressed.

— Alanis Morissette

When I'm depressed is when I'm not interested in writing anything, whereas some people, I think, are spurred to creativity through their personal experiences…

— Julia Holter

I usually write when I'm in a great place. When I'm depressed, I don't usually write. So I take all of when I'm depressed…

— Del Shannon

I just feel like myself when I'm writing. If I don't do it, I get depressed.

— Olivia Rodrigo

I write sometimes when I'm sad, I write sometimes when I'm lonely, I write sometimes when I'm afraid, but most of all I write…

— Ana Chable

If I'm not writing a thing, depression might be looming.

— Sarah Manguso

When I'm not writing, I feel an awareness that something's missing. If I go a long time, it becomes worse. I become depressed. There's…

— Jennifer Egan

For me, writing is something that I need to do. If I'm not writing, I'm not happy.

— Crystal Hana Kim

I think depression creates in me an urgent need to write, but I also believe that daily stress, and even the positive stress of…

— Francesca Lia Block

I'm one of those people who has to write. If I don't write, I feel itchy and depressed and cranky. So everybody's glad when…

— Libba Bray

When I am writing, even though it's hard and I do struggle often, I am happier than when I'm not writing. I feel alive.…

— Paul Auster

The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me.

— Andrew Bird