I am Quote by Richard Burton

I cannot write to anyone outside myself--if I tried, it would be a horrible story, flat and lifeless. I write to myself. That's the…

— Shannon Hale

I'm not writing for myself. I'm writing as an educator, I'm writing to stimulate others.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

I still encourage anyone who feels at all compelled to write to do so. I just try to warn people who hope to get…

— Anne Lamott

I write to please myself—of course, that is a given. But beyond this reach for pleasure, I know that I write for my countrymen,…

— F. Sionil José

There is a marvelous peace in not publishing ... I like to write. I love to write. But I write just for myself and…

— Anonymous

I was always so relieved that anyone wants to publish anything I've written.

— Neil Gaiman

Now I write often. I decided that I need to write for myself - I can't really direct other people's material.

— Brady Corbet

I'd love to write for other people.

— Miranda Lambert

I'm really grateful that I could write. But I don't even mind it going on around me.

— Carrie Fisher

I can't write. I would love to. I don't really have an interest in it, to be honest. I'll leave that to my fiance.

— Jennifer Aniston

Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.

— Iris Chang

If it pleases you and you can write at all, it's gonna please somebody else.

— Charlaine Harris