Body Quote by Patrick Rothfuss

I have forced myself to begin writing when I've been utterly exhausted, when I've felt my soul as thin as a playing card…and somehow…

— Joyce Carol Oates

When I get into the moment of actually feeling like I want to write, to finish something, I do what I've always read authors…

— Ted Leo

I have a very healthy appetite for good writing and good characters. Having weak writing is my biggest fear.

— Michael K. Williams

Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.

— Zoe Kazan

When you realize the writers start writing to who you are, you're basically reading reviews of yourself. And then it becomes this cyclical nightmare…

— Ben Feldman

I've been writing fiction probably since I was about 6 years old, so it's something that is second nature to me now. I just…

— Candace Bushnell

My writing regimen is not very regimented. I tend to be a binge writer, working sometimes in the morning and sometimes all night. When…

— Jess Walter

I'm always struck with writing - I constantly feel like I don't know what I'm doing and I'm starting over.

— Ali Liebegott

I get a lot of energy from making things up, which is why I feel I'm a novelist.

— Hisham Matar

I never feel so alive as when I'm writing and the work is going well.

— Dani Shapiro

When you're writing, I think a big part of writing comes out of an attempt to understand yourself. You're dealing with emotions and thoughts…

— Sheila Heti

My writing has gone to bits - like my character. I am simply a self-conscious nerve in pain.

— Oscar Wilde