Compulsion Quote by Tennessee Williams

I'll be writing until I can't write anymore. It's a compulsion with me. I love writing.

— Anonymous

Writing for me is a kind of compulsion, so I don't think anyone could have made me do it, or prevented me from doing…

— Anonymous

Why do I write? I guess that's been asked of every writer. I don't know. It isn't any massive compulsion.

— Rod Serling

I often wonder if I had the complete freedom to not have to write, if I would write. That's the one mystery that I…

— Nick Tosches

I always wanted to write. But honestly I'm glad I didn't do it back when I was twenty-five or so, when it's now clear…

— Chris Pavone

I never thought I'd write, because I'd never written anything in my whole life.

— Linda Ronstadt

Why do you write?' Because I love words and stories so much. Because I would be grief stricken every day of my life if…

— Jennifer Donnelly

For most people who write, writing is a compulsion. If I could be healed of it, I would, and I think a lot of…

— T. R. Pearson

Writing isn't a job so much as a compulsion. I've been writing since I was very young because for some strange reason, I must…

— Siri Hustvedt

I write only because I cannot stop.

— Heinrich von Kleist

“I always wanted to be a writer, and I always wrote something – stories, poetry, articles, newsletters, letters. Most writers can't help themselves! It's…

— Marina Oliver

Why am I compelled to write? Because the writing saves me from this complacency I fear. Because I have no choice.

— Gloria E. Anzaldúa