“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.” – George Moore

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou

“Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don’t fell I should be doing something else.” – Gloria Steinem

“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.” – George Orwell

“Writing’s like running downhill; can’t stop if you want to.” – Hilary Mantel