Character Quote by Steven Knight

All writers, I think, are to one extent or another, damaged people. Writing is our way of repairing ourselves.

— Anonymous

I'm always writing from some difficult place and seeing how the character survives... or doesn't.

— Adam Silvera

“...I've been ripped off, lied to, slandered, gossiped about slapped, falsely accused, and had my truths not believed. I've had my heart broken, had…

— Jessica Page Morrell

The ways in which people are damaged are the ways in which they're strong. It's what makes people interesting - what they've overcome and…

— Sarah Polley

Literary experience heals the wound, without undermining the privilege, of individuality.

— Anonymous

“The fun of talk is to explore, but much of it and all that is irresponsible should not be written. Once written you have…

— Ernest Hemingway

“profound trauma—and clearly this would qualify—can transform a person’s entire character, you know: turn a strong person into a trembling wreck, a happy nature…

— Tana French

Readers will share in the environs of the author and her characters, be taken into the hardship of a pitiless place and emerge on…

— Antonya Nelson

I don't think my work is so much about opening up wounds. I think it's about understanding the nature of the wound. I'm not…

— Eric Fischl

So often survivors have had their experiences denied, trivialized, or distorted. Writing is an important avenue for healing because it gives you the opportunity…

— Ellen Bass

I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of…

— Laura Hillenbrand

“Moreover, people invariably take a greater interest in the suffering of others than in their well-being. Hence writers must constantly fight against the most…

— Minae Mizumura