Writing Discomfort Quotes

I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing 'Famished Road,' which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it.

I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who wrote this crap?

But I don't write so much now, because they're too painful.

The physical business of writing is unpleasant to me, but the psychic satisfaction of discharging bad ideas in worse English makes me forget it.

Writing doesn't come easily to me. It gets more and more difficult.

Frankly, I have always dreaded writing - there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear.

Writing has never been that simple for me.

I don't wake up in the morning and say, 'Jeez, I feel great today. I think I'll write a song.' I mean, anything is more interesting to me than writing a song. It's like, 'I think I'd like to write a song... No, I guess I better go feed the cat first.' You know what I mean? It's like pulling teeth. I don't enjoy it a bit.

I hated writing 'Love Warrior.' It's the hardest thing I've every written. I cried.

I'm very finicky about when I'm in the right mood to write. So most days, I find some excuse not to do anything.

I don't lead a writer's life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation to some people.

I can't write things. I'm embarrassed all the time about that, particularly if people don't know that about me.

I did try to write in Iraq, and I failed. I think you just don't have the brain space for it.

I like writing, but it really can be a struggle for me.

Writing is agony. I hate it.

I'm never more miserable than when I write, and never more happy than having finished and having it sitting in front of me.

I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.

I am very aware of the fact that it's highly unlikely anyone will write an article via their mobile phone. I've done it, but it's painful. And it's not just about the small keyboard and the small screen - though that's awful. It's the emotional experience of writing an article.

So much of school, you have to write, but I just struggled. I couldn't help it.

Let's face it, writing is hell.

I find writing extraordinarily difficult and not very pleasurable, though I find having done it very pleasurable. I won't lie about that.

The important thing is not to be too comfortable when you're writing. Noise in the street? That's good. The computer goes down? That's good. All these things are good. It has to be a little bit of a struggle.

I envy people who write easily. I enjoy the process, but it's not easeful for me.

I have written, and I do write, but the truth is I don't love it. I can't stand the process!

I always feel super uncomfortable when it's like ah, there probably has to be a sex scene. I feel really bad and then always look around to see if anyone is watching me while I'm writing. I want to apologize to people who have to read those sex scenes, but I feel like it's part of the characters life, it's important.