Max Apple Quotes

I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it and experiencing the challenge.

I'd heard of writers who say they hate to write. Not me. I love to do it.

I write all the time - I write poetry, I love to write.

I am a writer - that is what I am before being a performer or musician. I love waking up in the morning and then going to sleep that night with something that did not exist.

I love writing. It's one of my favorite jobs. Of the things I get to do, I love sitting in a room and coming up with ideas, and I love going home and pounding them out.

I always write the pieces I want to write.

The writing part of my life never changes, because that's just when the inspiration comes.

I do have fun writing, and a long time ago, I told myself, 'You got to have fun at this, or it'll drive you nuts.'

There's a mystery to writing, and you don't really know where most of it comes from.

There's actually nothing interesting about me except what I write.

I hope the wonder of what happens to my characters never goes away. That yearning keeps me writing.

I love writing. I feel ridiculously lucky that this is what I get to do all day.

I enjoy writing. I enjoy that kind of process.

You cannot write a book unless it is totally inhabiting your imagination and you are totally engrossed with it. Which is a kind word for obsession.

I'm addicted to creating and writing.

I don't know why I started writing. I don't know why anybody does it. Maybe they're bored, or failures at something else.

I love writing, and I love the solitude of the writing, in that you're just sitting there creating something from nothing, or a new story for characters you love and care about.

I remember the absolute joy I used to get out of writing. The purity of imagining something and then putting it down on paper - it was such a pleasure. I read whatever I could get my hands on, from 'Great Expectations' to 'The Thorn Birds.'

Once I started to write, it was like all the lights came on. I was always making up stories in my head. I was a daydreamer. I didn't start as a child, but once I started, I couldn't stop. It was compulsive.

The fulfillment I get from a good day of writing is addictive and will always bring me back the next day.

I've always been a writer and have always loved writing.

I like to write and that's why I write. I don't think about how much the book will sell.

Writing 'The Spirit' is really fun.

I loved the writing process. I loved it.

I get a lot of energy from making things up, which is why I feel I'm a novelist.