Writing is saying to no one and to everyone the things it is not possible to say to someone.
The Faraway NearbyHow is it possible to write one's autobiography in a world so fast-changing as this?
The Autobiography of Malcolm XEach age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding.
Ralph Waldo EmersonWrite because you love the art and the discipline, not because you're looking to sell something.
Ann Patchett