Articulation Quote by William Trevor

I am not a writer except when I write.

— Juan Carlos Onetti

I write because writing is the gift God has given me to help people in the world.

— Anne Lamott

Well, I would hardly say I do write as yet. But I write because I like words. I suppose if I liked stone I…

— Anonymous

I am a writer because writing is the thing I do best.

— Flannery O'Connor

I don't really write beautifully naturally, unlike some people.

— George Saunders

I write because I like to make things and the only things I am good at making things with are words,

— P. J. O'Rourke

I don't always like writing, but I very much like having written.

— William Gibson

I write because writing is something that I have to do. And it doesn't matter whether people like it or not. When I write,…

— Wayne Dyer

I write because I like to write. I find joy in the texture and tone and rhythm of words. It is a satisfaction like…

— John Steinbeck

Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.

— Anonymous

Most writers need to write. I write for money, really. If I won the lottery, I would never write another word. I would rather…

— Clarissa Dickson Wright

I like writing because you can make things happen and turn out the way they never do in real life.

— Rob Reiner