Let me tell you one thing about why writers write: had I known the answer to any of these questions I would never have needed to write a novel.
Joan DidionWe imagine things — that we wouldn't be able to survive, but in fact, we do survive. ... We have no choice, so we do it.
Joan DidionWhen you write, you're always revealing a difficult part of yourself. It may not be a part of yourself that looks as difficult - there are parts that look more difficult - but in fact, they are all difficult, and you get kind of used to doing that. It is sort of the nature of the thing.
Joan DidionThat no one dies of migraine seems, to someone deep into an attack, an ambiguous blessing.
Joan Didion