Pain Quote by Paul Theroux

Writers talk about the agony of writing; I talk about the agony of not writing.

— Laura Z. Hobson

The fact is that writing, like any creative undertaking, carries with it both pain and great joy. The pain is often inherent in the…

— Judith Barrington

I love writing but it's a real pain. It's a miserable process - very satisfying but very miserable.

— Vikramaditya Motwane

I enjoy writing, sometimes; I think that most writers will tell you about the agony of writing more than the joy of writing, but…

— Leon Uris

I think wanting to write is a fundamental sign of disease and discomfort. I don't think people who are comfortable want to write ...

— Kay Redfield Jamison

At times I enjoy writing and at others times I just hate it because it's definitely having to go back and experience some pain…

— Axl Rose

Writing is a necessity and often a pleasure, but at the same time, it can be a great burden and a terrible struggle.

— Jonathan Lethem

there is no pleasure so sweet as the pleasure of spending money but the pleasure of writing is longer. There is no denying that.

— Gertrude Stein

Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.

— Anonymous

Writing has been as difficult for me as for people who don't like to write and as little fun.

— Octavia E. Butler

The thing about writing is not to talk, but to do it; no matter how bad or even mediocre it is, the process and…

— Sylvia Plath

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

— Anneli Rufus