Writing and sanity:

I’m a writer.

Therefore, I am not sane.

– Edgar Allan Poe.

Need a reason to write? ... [quote]

Write to write. Write because you need to write. Write to settle the rage within you. Write with an internal purpose. Write about something or someone that means so much to you, that you don’t care what others think.

— Nick Miller.

Gradual journey to success for writers ... [quote]

Success comes to a writer, as a rule, so gradually that it is always something of a shock to him to look back and realize the heights to which he has climbed. 

– P.G. Wodehouse

The whispers of angels and devils ... [quote]

 
Being an author is having angels whisper in your ear - and devils, too. 

– Terri Guillemets.

Writing vs. Talking ... [quote]

Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted.

- Jules Renard.