Architecture Quote by Zadie Smith

A lot of writing takes place in the subconscious, and it's bound to have an effect.

— George R. R. Martin

A writer's subconscious is one of the filthiest places there are: as a matter of fact, you can find the whole world there.

— Romain Gary

Writing, for me, is always a dance between the critical part of my brain and the subconscious.

— Marisa Silver

My subconscious does the writing; I don't have control over that.

— Augusten Burroughs

Whatever part of writing that is subconscious is a thing that no one has access to.

— Nathan Englander

Over the years, you grow up, you mature and you see things in a different way, and it's reflected in the writing.

— Neil Diamond

“Writing is a concentrated form of thinking. I don’t know what I think about certain subjects, even today, until I sit down and try…

— Don DeLillo

I don't think I consciously decided to write for the young adult audience; my subconscious decided for me.

— Mark Frost

At the beginning, I experienced writing as a sort of constraint. Starting so young as a writer is pitiable: it's beyond your powers; you…

— Patrick Modiano

What I'm trying to say is that a lot that lies behind being able to live the writing life is psychological and wrapped up…

— Nathan Englander

I've never detected a correlation between where I am and what I write. I think there could be something subconscious, though. And I can't…

— Bill Callahan

For me the experience of writing is really an experience of losing control.... I think it's very much like dreaming or like surfing. You…

— Margaret Atwood