I'm a writer, and the subject is less important than the act of writing itself. Votes: 6
Jess WalterThe correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does. Votes: 6
Natalie GoldbergI'm excited about the idea of an act of theatre triggering a parallel creative act of writing. Votes: 6
Tim CrouchHowever great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once. Votes: 6
Jean-Jacques RousseauInspiration does not always precede the act of writing; it often follows it. Votes: 3
Madeleine L'EngleDuring the act of writing I have told myself something that I didn't know I knew. Votes: 3
Gail GodwinIt is only through the confining act of writing that the immensity of the nonwritten becomes legible Votes: 3
Italo CalvinoOne of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. Votes: 3
E. L. DoctorowI have so little control over the act of writing that it's all I can do to remain conscious. Votes: 3
David RakoffThat thing you had to force yourself to do-the actual act of writing-turns out to be the best part. Votes: 3
Anne LamottThe only time I know that something is true is the moment I discover it in the act of writing. Votes: 3
Jean MalaquaisUltimately, writing is about trusting your own mind. It is an act of discovery. Votes: 0
Natalie GoldbergWriting is sometimes a balancing act between keeping things easily readable and being accurate. Votes: 0
Susanna KearsleyWriting is not just the technical act of your fingers on the keyboard. Writing is living. Votes: 0
Melissa MarrWriting fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth. Votes: 0
Khaled HosseiniFor me writing is foremost a mode of thinking and when it works well, an act of discovery Votes: 0
Joseph EpsteinWriting has got to be an act of discovery. Finding out things about what one is writing about. Votes: 0
Edward AlbeeIf we had to say what writing is, we would have to define it essentially as an act of courage. Votes: 0
Cynthia OzickI can act... I do a little writing as well. And I'm good at typing. I'm a creative typist, actually. Votes: 0
Chris Colferwriting is a labor of love and also an act of defiance, a way to light a candle in a gale wind. Votes: 0
Alice ChildressI did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as a film to act and direct in. Votes: 0
Dustin Hoffman