“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” —Maya Angelou

"You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually [...]

“Sometimes writing is running downhill, your fingers jerking behind you on the keyboard the way your legs do when they [...]

“Perhaps I write for no one. Perhaps for the same person children are writing for when they scrawl their names [...]

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” —Anaïs Nin

"Perhaps it is just as well to be rash and foolish for a while. If writers were too wise, perhaps [...]

“Write about the emotions you fear the most.” —Laurie Halse Anderson

“Write what should not be forgotten.” —Isabel Allende

“Writing is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary [...]

“Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, [...]