In many ways, writing is the act of saying 'I,' of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying, 'Listen to me, see it my way, change your mind.' It's an aggressive, even a hostile act.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Writing is like a 'lust,' or like 'scratching when you itch.' Writing comes as a result of a very strong impulse, and when it does come, I, for one, must get it out.
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.
Writing requires an intense inner focus, and sometimes you need to express outward, physically or socially.
I'm the most communal person that exists and a very solitary person. So I think writing is a form of getting to the community and being alone, and it's the best of both possible worlds.
Writing is the process of finding something to distract you from writing, and of all the helpful distractions - adultery, alcohol and acedia, all of which aided our writing fathers - none can equal the Internet.
Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things - thoughts, ideas, opinions.
Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for it.
I guess writing is a kind of therapy in the sense that there are things you need to say and you say them, and better out than in.
To me, writing is a considered act. It's something which is a great labor of thought and consideration.
Writing is a way of drifting within my own mind: almost a solitary process, so to speak.