Becoming yourself Quote by Nkemjika Linus

I do know that I need solitude, not only to write but to nourish myself (being, like most writers, an introvert) so that I…

— Katherine Paterson

But I wouldn't recommend writing. You can be a successful writer and never meet another soul. I'm not sure that's a good thing.

— J. G. Ballard

When I'm writing, I like to travel alone. If you really want to find out about a place, you need to be as free…

— Paul Theroux

No man is an island, as they say. No. I've tried it. I've gone on retreats at various times in my life for three…

— Liam Neeson

writing, like living, is lonely work.

— Blanche Willis Howard

Writing on your own is, in a way, a very lonely profession. There's no one there to help you.

— Lincoln Child

I'm pretty social so it's hard for me to find solitude, but I need to have solitude to write.

— Catie Curtis

In modern novels I try to not let myself get away and to be here, and that's why I write about my life and…

— Karl Ove Knausgard

I think without writing I would feel completely useless.

— Sam Shepard

You have to remember that writing itself is so solitary. You start writing because you're lonely.

— Sandra Cisneros

Writing can be really lonely, and I find that bit difficult. I'd rather be around my people, getting ideas.

— Daniel Kaluuya

Writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one. When you write, your world is populated by the characters you invent, and you…

— Danielle Steel