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Why writers write I do not know. As well ask why a hen lays an egg or why a cow stands patiently while an underprivileged farmer burglarizes her.
— H.L. Mencken
Writers and learners will write better and learn more if they understand the "why" of what they are studying.
— William Zinsser
Writers have opinions - that, in part, is why they write. Therefore they have strong likes and dislikes.
— Frank Delaney
Why do writers write? Why do actors act? Why do painters paint? It doesn't pay much, unless you're very successful. It's who we are.
— Lori Lesko
I know why writers write- they write to untangle the knots in their hearts.
— Virginia Frances Schwartz
Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.
— Thomas Berger
That's why writers write - to say things loudly with ink. To give feet to thoughts; to make quiet, still feelings loudly heard.
— Tarryn Fisher
Let me tell you one thing about why writers write: had I known the answer to any of these questions I would never have needed to write a novel
— Joan Didion
Why do we write?
"To make suffering endurable
To make evil intelligible
To make justice desirable
and . . . to make love possible — Roger Rosenblatt
"To make suffering endurable
To make evil intelligible
To make justice desirable
and . . . to make love possible — Roger Rosenblatt
Life baffles me most days. Maybe that's why I write. To try and make sense of it all.
— Christy Hall
Despite all the cynical things writers have said about writing for money, the truth is we write for love. That is why it is so easy to exploit us.
— Erica Jong