Quotes on Inspiration To Write

I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of.

Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.

You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

Being a writer means taking the leap from listening to saying 'Listen to me'.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on

It's none of their business that you have to learn how to write. Let them think you were born that way.

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.