I do not yet know what I carry in my heart, but I trust that it will emerge as I write.
--Henri Nouwen
I believe if more women understood that writing can act as a catalyst for healing long-held hurts, more of them would do it.
--Janet Thompson
Writing about my pain allowed me to reflect not only on my prayer requests but God's answers to them. (By writing) I could see how far God has brought me.
--Tammy Trent
Writing (through my pain) made me a believer that putting pen to paper is one of the best resources we have, as humans, for healing.
--Alice Wisler
We receive consolation and hope from doing writing that enters deeply into our suffering.
--Louise DeSalvo
Through my writing I sensed light coming back...the kind that breaks through mucky clouds and makes all the difference.
--Mary DeMuth
I can deal with emotional difficulties as I write from the inside out. I can also grow artistically and spiritually as my secret thoughts find their most compelling and honest avenues of expression.
--Luci Shaw
As I learned to process my emotions on paper, it forced me to uncover a voice I didn't know I had.
--Karen Trigg
The brightest spot of all is that at least I can write down my thoughts and feelings. Otherwise, I'd absolutely suffocate.
--Anne Frank
If I can write things out, I can see them, and they are not trapped within my own subjectivity...they are, I think, my free psychiatrist's couch.
--Madeline L'Engle
When I couldn't speak, my writing spoke for me.
--Theresa Harvard Johnson
If you are able to transform a chaotic, personal upheaval into an honest & coherent story, you are more likely to get on with your life and move past the event.
--James Pennebaker