Authority Quote by Terry Tempest Williams

Writing is a way of sharing our humanity.

— William McIlvanney

Writing itself is one of the great, free human activities. There is scope for individuality, and elation, and discovery. In writing, for the person…

— William Stafford

There are many women who write as they think they should write - to imitate men and make a place for themselves in literature.

— Marguerite Duras

Woman must write her self: must write about women and bring women to writing, from which they have been driven away as violently as…

— Helene Cixous

Writers write for fame, wealth, power and the love of women.

— Sigmund Freud

Holding women to the idea of 'write what you know' subtly reinforces the status quo. Writing is a chance to celebrate who we are.…

— Lisa Joy

Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us.

— Don DeLillo

A writer is obviously at his most natural and relaxed when he writes in the first person. Writing is a personal transaction between two…

— William Zinsser

Writers are greatly respected. The intelligent public is wonderfully patient with them, continues to read them, and endures disappointment after disappointment, waiting to hear…

— Saul Bellow

I think writer is a word without gender, and a good writer observes, absorbs, hopefully empathizes then translates that into character and story. You…

— Nora Roberts

“We should write because it is human nature to write. Writing claims our world. It makes it directly and specifically our own. We should…

— Julia Cameron

“Writing is about allowing yourself to become a vessel of creativity. Writers are avatars of creation. We have tender hearts, and strong emotions. It's…

— Sai Marie Johnson