Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

But this is neither here nor there why do I mention it? Ask my pen, it governs me, I govern not it.

Writing is an incredibly creatively empowering experience for me. It is the place where nobody tries to control what I'm doing.

Yes, writing is essential to me. It's my way of living in the world.

Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.

I don't really read as much as I used to. A lot of what I was looking for as an escape I find in writing. And the other thing is that I don't want to get into someone else's language when I'm working.

Within reason, I can write what I like and spend as long doing it as is necessary. That is a luxury beyond price.

I learned the enormous power of writing for yourself, especially now that people seem to be receptive to the fact that women can write.

With writing, I can express myself, really, and share my ideas and just let my thoughts flow out.

I think I'm drawn to writing about something which feels intense and important.

Write on any subject you choose. There are no taboos except what is prohibited by law and press ethics.

I ultimately write for myself and the people I love.

When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or censorship.

Writing helps me create a different world that I can escape to.

I think without writing I would feel completely useless.

I feel uninhibited when I'm writing.

I think the only boundaries are individual and personal. A writer should be free to write about anything he or she wants to, including the twin towers. I have made small references to 9/11 in my past two books.

For me, life is writing and I can do it anywhere. It doesn't matter where I am. I listen. I write. I live.

I'm a writer, and the subject is less important than the act of writing itself.

Never regret what you don't write.

What is writing but an expression of my own life?

I know how fiction matters to me, because if I want to express myself, I have to make up a story. Some people call it imagination. To me, it's not imagination. It's just a way of watching.

I feel like I was writing as I was learning to talk. Writing was always a go to form of communication.

I write because I can't imagine not writing.

Writing is a very easy way for me to express myself. When I was still at school, I would write for no reason other than I wanted to write.

I like to reserve the right to write about whatever I like.