Falling Quote by Sandra Brown

My writing comes not from the happy moments, but from struggle and grief.

— Isabel Allende

Writing tends to cheer me; it always soothes my spirit and blesses me with the gift of an innocent, tender, childlike day. It is…

— Gabriela Mistral

For me, writing has always come out of living a fairly to-the-bone kind of life, just really being present to a lot of life.…

— Alice Walker

For me, writing became a way of processing not just my own experiences, but the experiences of other people, and their pain.

— Lisa Joy

Writing helps me to create order out of chaos and make sense of things. It helps me to understand what I've experienced, what I've…

— Miriam Toews

Writing has made me a better man. It has put me in contact with those fleeting moments which prove the existence.

— Ishmael Reed

Everything I've written has been personal and touched on things that I needed to deal with in my personal life. So I just feel…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

Writing has freed me from the despair of living.

— Anita Brookner

I think my biggest revelation was to write entirely from the heart, and to convey emotion, even when it meant forcing myself to feel…

— Alex Gaskarth

My life has really been about writing, though some think it's all about once having been in a ball dress and having an odd…

— Emma Tennant

Writing stretches me to my limits and affirms my potential, all while making me aware of my flaws, my mortality, and how much more…

— Kit Williamson

The writing is really important in books that affect me. I read for the writing. The story is usually of less interest to me.…

— James Salter