Art work Quote by Torrey Peters

I've always been a very emotional person and as a child. I guess writing felt like something that I could do in private to…

— Arlo Parks

I started writing when I was so little so it just feels like a natural response to any situation emotionally for me - it's…

— Gracie Abrams

I'm writing about emotions.

— Sara Bareilles

No matter what situation I'm in, I always feel better writing something in the middle of whatever emotion I'm feeling. So it does help…

— Benson Boone

I personally feel the most vulnerable when I write. That's where I learned to tell the truth when I was young.

— Jewel

I do a lot of mental work before I ever start writing.

— Anna Quindlen

All along, my mantra was: Don't write unless it contributes to the emotion, and do anything you do in service of the emotion only.

— George Saunders

As a person I'm often overwhelmed by emotions, so I write them down.

— Arlo Parks

The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech.

— Vincent Van Gogh

I always channel my emotions into my work. That way, I don't hurt anyone but myself.

— Suzanne Collins

I buried everything under layers and layers and layers of code, but the signifiers of my emotionality were there, for me.

— William Gibson

“You must risk placing real emotion at the center of your work. Write straight into the emotional center of things. Write toward vulnerability. Tell…

— Anne Lamott