Descent Quote by William H. Gass

The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it, useful only accidentally, only secondarily,…

— Joan Didion

Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.

— Isaac Asimov

The moving finger writes; and having writ, moves on.

— Omar Khayyam

The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it

— Joan Didion

You write a thing down because you're hoping to get a hold on it.

— Sigrid Nunez

When I'm having trouble I write by hand. There is some connection between the mind and the fingers that draws out words.

— Sophy Burnham

The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it, useful only accidentally, only secondarily,…

— Joan Didion

To write it down was to put the finishing touch on any event, see what it was, what it meant, what it stood for.…

— Ardyth Kennelly

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,…

— Anonymous

“Writing it down is the way I make it real, the way I find my way into what it is I feel. The words…

— James Howe

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

— Lee Iacocca

If ever I was feeling down I would go and write something. It's a form of escape.

— M. Night Shyamalan