Chorus Quote by Patti Smith

“I write because there are things in me that cannot die.”

— Sanober Khan

“How I love - writing, acting, breathing the atmosphere- and one day I'll have it. If I cannot write, I shall die.”

— Lily Koppel

“We write because we need somewhere for the stories in our heads to live.”

— Dana George

“You cannot write to save your soul. given up it drifts and does the singing.”

— Marie Luise Kaschnitz

“Why write? Life is a cage of empty words.”

— Miriam Elia

“We all know writing is a reclusive, lonely endeavour. It just is. But nobody writes alone.”

— Iain Reid

“Good writers can't die. Their words live on forever.”

— Kensington Gore

“When life tries to stop you from writing, be relentless!”

— Honoree Corder

“Writing keeps me at my desk, constantly trying to write a perfect sentence. It is a great privilege to make one’s living from writing…

— John Banville

“One writes music because winter is eternal and because, if one didn't, the wolves and blizzards will be at one's throat all the sooner.”

— David Mitchell

“The writer's job is to turn the unspeakable into words - not just any words, but, if you can, into rhythm and blues.”

— Anne Lamott

“For many writers the goal is a thousand words a day. For me, just give me one thought, and the words will take care…

— Garry Fitchett