Kaui Hart Hemmings Quotes

You write it down because finally, when it's written down you do get it out of your system somewhat.

I have a lot of aggression in me that needs to come out in a not-very-precise or articulate way.

Writing for me is definitely a form of ventilation - a way for me to cope and deal with emotions. I think it is for any writer.

What I like about singing is that, for me, it's a substitute for the psychiatrist's couch.

Most artists - painters or writers - I think create out of stress or negative situations. Look at rock music. It's about getting things off of your chest, and it's a means of venting in many ways. That's what my work is about.

I have never been depressed or thrown a plate, which I attribute to the cathartic effects of writing books about people whose lives are more grueling than mine.

I really enjoy the therapeutic value of writing songs.

I always wrote poetry as a teenager and it was always so dark, but it made me feel good to get it out.

People think my work is therapeutic. I don't see it that way. It's not like I'm saving money from a weekly therapy visit by writing down my life.

Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart.

Writing is my salvation. If I didn't write, what would I do?

May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery.

Acting probably saved my life. It gave me a home and a safe place to let out all of my emotions and have it be okay.

Writing is my therapy. My feelings build up inside of me and then I sit down and write a song.

Writing has become such an outlet for me that when I don't have it, I just get pent up.

Sometimes, just the act of venting is helpful. Counseling provides a safe haven for precisely that kind of free-ranging release: You can say things in the therapist's office, with the therapist present, that would be incendiary or hurtful in your living room.

I just feel very lucky to be able to write fiction because I think, otherwise, I would have had to spend a fortune on a psychiatrist - and I still wouldn't get 1/100th of what I get writing fiction.

I think writing is very, very therapeutic.

I know sometimes my Twitter feed is intense, but I take it as a friendly void to scream into. I don't have another way to be.

I write about what's on my mind. It's like a stress reliever.

I'm almost always trying to be funny, even when I'm on my own. I think it's the desire to channel my anger and frustration into something more positive than sitting at home being unpleasant.

I think and write whenever I want an outlet.

When I was young, I would just write poems into textbooks in class. Everybody needs that outlet. For me, I think it's less about learning about myself and more about just needing to get things out sometimes.

You know early on when you're given a gift that can keep you sane. That's what acting does for me. It keeps me honest and keeps me sane.

Rap was more of a release for me, a journal.