Joy Williams on Why Writers Write
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Joy Williams on Why Writers Write
Writing can excavate the heart, lay it bare. Even if its only reader is the person who wrote it in the first place, it can promote understanding, not only of others but of our deepest selves.
Anna Quindlen • Write for Your Life
We write without any promise of having something worthwhile to share in the end.
Nicole Gulotta • Wild Words: Rituals, Routines, and Rhythms for Braving the Writer's Path
What I write is all mine, it’s a living thing, it’s an extension of me that wanders out into the world. It is desire turned inwards instead of outwards, focused instead of displaced. It’s a way to access self-knowledge and self-respect.
