Done Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

Writing is a solitary activity, it requires isolation and silence.

— Dacia Maraini

What can't be said can be written. Because writing is a silent act, a labor from the head to the hand.

— Herta Muller

I don't know about other writers, but for myself, to write I must be relatively quiet - it's very difficult to write with the…

— Ray Charles

To me, writing is like singing in the most inappropriate place, singing as beautifully as you can on a bus or in a bank,…

— Hisham Matar

Some writers say they cannot write in front of a window; many say they cannot function without almost perfect quiet. A writer with only…

— Gene Wolfe

Writing is done alone. People do not talk about the things they do alone.

— Anneli Rufus

The tough thing about writing is you go into a room alone, you close the door and you do your work.

— Randy Wayne White

Writing is so much about rhythm. If you've got another rhythm in the room, it spoils the rhythm of the words.

— Viv Albertine

Writing is a combination of being alert to your outer surroundings and alive to your inner reality.

— Julia Cameron

Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.

— Jules Renard

I find that when I write, I need things to be quiet, but when I design, I can't bear it if it's quiet.

— Jonathan Ive

Writing is physical for me. I always have the sense that the words are coming out of my body, not just my mind.

— Jonathan Lethem