Always Quote by Rupi Kaur

What I have written-and how I came to write it-is most powerfully what I am.

— Hortense Calisher

I'm always inspired to write, and it's usually my own life experiences that inspire me.

— Kat Edmonson

I am always writing to myself.

— Joan Didion

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

— Brady Corbet

From when I was a kid I wanted to write. It was so important to me that I was writing my own material.

— Emeli Sande

Writing has been one of the most powerful influences in my life and it always has been since I was a little girl.

— Evangeline Lilly

I ultimately write for myself and the people I love.

— Hisham Matar

I have always loved writing as it comes very naturally to me.

— Mukul Dev

I never started writing because I wanted to write myself stuff. It was really more that I had these stories to tell, and I…

— Josh Lawson

I write for myself things that I've gone through.

— Dolly Parton

I've been writing most of my life; it's just something I do.

— Alejandro Zambra

I write for myself, first and foremost and I also write for people, mostly women, who just want to be seen and heard and…

— Roxane Gay