Patti Davis Quotes

A lot of banging in the head has built up over the decades, and for my own sanity, I needed to write. I wanted to see if I could tell an honest, organic story about characters that interest me.

I think everyone should sit down and write a book. It's a lot like therapy but a lot less expensive.

I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell.

I never sit down to write anything personal unless I know the subject is going to go beyond my own experience and address something larger and more universal.

When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling.

The reason I write is that I'm not in dialogue with my emotions; writing puts me in touch with myself.

For me, writing is just processing.

I guess I'm just inspired to tell stories.

I don't end up writing songs in my journals, but I'm sure that my ability to write songs has been helped by how consistently and impulsively I try to get my life into words through the journals.

As a writer, I try to turn my feelings and experiences into a different form entirely, something that gives me mastery over them and also makes them meaningful to other people.

One thing that I believe is that every time I write something, I am taking the time to celebrate. Even if I am writing a sad story or an angry poem, I am still giving those stories my time and attention.

My novels come from within me; they are things I feel I want to do.

Words, yes, formulating things, creating something from your heart, it is something very necessary, yes.

I've always loved writing.

I work in a business environment forty hours a week, and writing is what I do to unwind. It allows me to transport myself to a happy place where I can indulge my hopes, beliefs, aspirations and fantasies. It also allows me to live and breathe a topic for eighteen months while I'm researching and writing.

Do you love this story? If you love it, then you've got to write it.

I'm amazed how the tiniest moments grow into books.

When I'm writing well, I feel happy. And when I go too long without writing, I begin to implode.

I tell the stories that are of interest to me.

I just sit down and the page just comes out and I look at it and the elements that appear on that page have a lot to do with what's going on in my life.

I had a lot of songs and words and scenes stuck inside of me. So Jacknife encouraged me to bring them all out. So, in essence, 'You and Others' is my diary.

For me, the real pleasure in writing is in having an excuse to pursue my curiosity about people who have meant something to me.

Basically, I just write whatever story grabs me rather than considering the genre.

I like to write about things that don't reflect exactly on my life.

I don't exorcise anything with my writing. I'm sure people do, but I don't.