Closets Quote by Patti Smith

I don't consider writing a quiet, closet act. I consider it a real physical act. When I'm home writing on the typewriter, I go…

— Patti Smith

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

— Dacia Maraini

Writing is an antisocial act.

— Martha Grimes

A lot of people talk about writing. The secret is to write, not talk.

— Jackie Collins

Writing is sweat and drudgery most of the time. And you have to love it in order to endure the solitude and the discipline.

— Peter Benchley

To me, writing is a considered act. It's something which is a great labor of thought and consideration.

— Paul Theroux

There is an art to writing, and it is not always disclosure. The act itself can be beautiful, revelatory, and private.

— Terry Tempest Williams

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 done alone. People do not talk about the things they do alone.

— Anneli Rufus

The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt that it didn't…

— Edward Albee

Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

— William S Burroughs

Writing is an act of cherishing... It is an act of love.

— Julia Cameron