“This writing wasn't painful. It was like being high.”

“Good writing, like gold, combines lustrous lucidity with high density. What this means is good writing is packed with hints.”

Eric Hoffer (1898–1983) American philosopher

“My flesh looked like it wasn't trying. It looked like it hated being part of me.”

Charles Bukowski book Pulp

“Being able to write becomes a kind of shield, a way of hiding, a way of too instantly transforming pain into honey.”

John Updike (1932–2009) American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic

“Writing is a bit like being a god”

Charlie Higson (1958) British actor, writer and singer

“That’s the best thing about being dead. It’s like being stupid. It’s only painful for others.”

Ricky Gervais (1961) English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter

“Pain was good. If I hurt, it meant I wasn't dead.”

Kristin Cast book Hunted

“Pain is easy to write. In pain we're all happily individual. But what can one write about happiness?”

Graham Greene book The End of the Affair

“Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.”

Abby Sunderland (1993) Camera Assistant, Inspirational Speaker and Sailor

“Being with her I feel a pain, like a frozen knife stuck in my chest. An awful pain, but the funny thing is I'm thankful for it. It's like that frozen pain and my very existence are one.
The pain is an anchor, mooring me”

Haruki Murakami book Kafka on the Shore