Closets Quote by Patti Smith

Writing is not some quiet, closet act.

— Patti Smith

I always think, when I'm in motion, writing seems like the most natural thing.

— Pam Houston

I write, but I also act.

— Eric Bogosian

The act of writing is either something the writer dreads or actually likes, and I actually like it. Even re-writing's fun. You're getting somewhere,…

— James Thurber

I'm always writing. It's kind of a curse: You never stop. But I need isolation to write. So the real meat of the material…

— Taylor Momsen

The tough thing about writing is you go into a room alone, you close the door and you do your work.

— Randy Wayne White

Writing is a kind of performing art, and I can't sit down to write unless I'm dressed. I don't mean dressed in a suit,…

— Peter O'Toole

I'm into lately being a little less precious about writing and being like, "Okay, what if I just locked myself in my room, pretend…

— Andrew Bird

Writing is something that comes naturally to me, like acting.

— Divya Dutta

Writing is a solitary activity, it requires isolation and silence.

— Dacia Maraini

Writing is this odd act, right? To sit and type, or write by hand, or whatever people do. And it requires a real discipline…

— Noah Hawley

I hate it, it is tedious... when I write for my act, it is very improvisational, I write bullet points, I cannot sit in…

— Kathy Griffin