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I write all the time, whether I feel like it or not. I never get inspired unless I'm already writing.

Writing does change you, and of course it feels good to do things, so you could say writing is de facto therapeutic. But really, one writes to write.

Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into words must be done deliberately and with rigid artistry.

I write as a way of keeping myself going. You build your life around writing, and it's what gets you through. So it's partly just curiosity to see what you can do.

I'm always inspired to write, and it's usually my own life experiences that inspire me.

The inspiration to write? Perhaps it's not so much inspiration, as a NEED to write. I get itchy and guilty and dissatisfied when I haven't written for a while. Ideas come to me and need to be written down.

The act of writing is a kind of catharsis, a liberation, but I never really concerned myself with that. I write because it interests me.

I didn't originally intend on writing a book. I started writing during the day to feel like I was accomplishing something creative.