Become Quote by Thomas Mann

“When a writer is able to experience the whole range of human emotions, from deep depressions to glorious highs, it creates a whole inventory…

— David Perry

Someone once said that the joy is not in writing but in having written. I can't say I find that to be true, though…

— Adam Gopnik

The joy which is caused by truth and noble thoughts shows itself in the words by which they are expressed.

— Joseph Joubert

“In literature there is no such thing as a pure thought; in literature, thought is always the handmaid of emotion.”

— John Middleton Murry

Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.

— Charles Du Bos

As a writer, you explore all kinds of different emotions.

— Ishmael Reed

“As a poet there is something about joy I find hard to express, whereas every other emotion is rather simple. For instance, you never…

— Criss Jami

“Writing creates something new: an “art emotion,” i.e., an image of emotion, an illusion of emotion, which exists only in the context of the…

— Rami Shapiro

Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience.

— Anonymous

“Joy is not a mood; it is a deliberate state of mind that one can develop.”

— Frank Lunn

“If we want a joyous life, we must think joyous thoughts. Whatever we send out mentally or verbally will come back to us in…

— Louise L. Hay

The fact is that writing, like any creative undertaking, carries with it both pain and great joy. The pain is often inherent in the…

— Judith Barrington