Ego Quote by Rob Chapman

I try to not be self-conscious in my writing process.

— St. Lucia

I'm not that interested in writing for myself. That's not where my impetus as a writer comes from.

— Zoe Kazan

I write in order to comprehend, not to express myself.

— Anna Kamienska

“Writing is an act of ego, and you might as well admit it.”

— William Zinsser

Writing is my primary way of expressing myself.

— Annie Baker

I became a writer out of the desire to express myself.

— Pankaj Kapur

I taught myself to write in order to understand who I was and so yes, writing was an act of self-actualization in the beginning.

— Danielle Trussoni

If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug.

— Henrik Ibsen

I wasn't writing, I wasn't drawing, and personality-wise, I was just completely arrogant. I'm not trying to be overly apologetic for my behavior -…

— Patti Smith

You find yourself writing the truth, because it's like, 'Well, I ain't writing for anyone but myself anyway.'

— Walker Hayes

The reason I write is that I'm not in dialogue with my emotions; writing puts me in touch with myself.

— Etgar Keret

Never believe anything you think about yourself as a writer when you're not writing.

— David Milch