Answers Quote by Paul Auster

Why do I write? I guess that's been asked of every writer. I don't know. It isn't any massive compulsion.

— Rod Serling

Why am I compelled to write? Because the writing saves me from this complacency I fear. Because I have no choice.

— Gloria E. Anzaldúa

I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty.…

— David Guterson

I write because I must. It's not a choice or a pastime, it's an unyielding calling and my passion.

— Elizabeth Reyes

I wrote because I had to. I couldn't stop. There wasn't anything else I could do. If no one ever bought anything, anything I…

— Tennessee Williams

Just when I think I can't, I can. I can because I have to. I have to because there is no other choice.

— Nishan Panwar

I am motivated to write because it is what I am meant to do. It is not a choice - it is what I…

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

My identity is based around being a writer. I can't not write. It's a compulsion.

— Mike Cernovich

Writing for me is a kind of compulsion, so I don't think anyone could have made me do it, or prevented me from doing…

— Anonymous

If you want, you have a way to do it. If you don't, you have a reason to refuse it.

— Innah Delos Angeles

I don't think it's good to say that you won't do certain things, but I don't necessarily have the natural urge to write.

— Alia Shawkat

I'm basically always writing. Why wouldn't I? I love it.

— Kelsea Ballerini