Jeanette WintersonThere are two kinds of writing the one you write and the one that writes you. The one that writes you is dangerous. You go where you don't want to go. You look where you don't want to look.
About This Quote
If a person is feeling down, they should avoid going to a place where they might share their feelings with others. When a person feels down, they often feel the need to write about their feelings. The problem is that writing has a way of revealing the innermost parts of a person’s soul. And, when you share your most intimate thoughts with someone else, your innermost thoughts are revealed to them too. This can be dangerous because when you write, you are revealing yourself to them and hoping they will understand you better than you understand yourself.
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