Able Quote by Sharon Van Etten

Writing is very cathartic for me. As a teacher, I hear many students say that writing can be painful and exhausting. It can be,…

— Francesca Lia Block

I haven't had the time to do a lot of writing. But nothing's really changed about me. It's just my day-to-day activities have changed,…

— D'Angelo

I find writing very difficult. It's hard and it hurts sometimes, and it's scary because of the fear of failure and the very unpleasant…

— Tony Kushner

In writing you work toward a result you won't see for years, and can't be sure you'll ever see. It takes stamina and self-mastery…

— Tobias Wolff

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

— Lisa Joy

When I was younger, the main struggle was to be a 'good writer.' Now I more or less take my writing abilities for granted,…

— Jonathan Franzen

I know I'm not going to write as well as I used to. I no longer have the stamina to endure the frustration. Writing…

— Philip Roth

I think I have a harder time writing about things that I am not actually going through.

— Amber Mark

Struggling has done a couple of things for me. It is an experience to have and it makes you appreciate the good stuff.

— Tommy Fleetwood

Writing is the only thing in my life that doesn't get easier. It just doesn't.

— Ricky Jay

For me, the hardest part is getting up and writing, that's the hard part. I always felt like I could teach someone to direct…

— Ben Younger

If you are not discouraged about your writing on a regular basis, you may not be trying hard enough. Any challenging pursuit will encounter…

— Maxwell Perkins