Act Quote by Paul Theroux

The act of writing... is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think that's the…

— Jodi Picoult

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

I think writing is, by definition, an optimistic act.

— Michael Cunningham

The act of writing is a kind of catharsis, a liberation, but I never really concerned myself with that. I write because it interests…

— Nathalie Sarraute

I think writing is a very political act. I think that any writer who says it's not, is simply a writer who is disavowing…

— Mohsin Hamid

I'm a writer, and the subject is less important than the act of writing itself.

— Jess Walter

Writing is a concentrated form of thinking.

— Don DeLillo

Writing is a mode of agency in the world that is different from mere employment. There has to be some sort of ethical or…

— Aleksandar Hemon

Writing is an antisocial act.

— Martha Grimes

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

— Julia Cameron

Writing is a form of talking, although writing is such an odd thing in and of itself. People go about it in such different…

— Errol Morris

Writing is like breathing, it's possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what.

— Julia Cameron