A Quote by Juvenal

Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many. — © Juvenal
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.

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You have the itch for writing born in you. It's quite incurable. What are you going to do with it?
An incurable itch for scribbling takes possession of many, and grows inveterate in their insane breasts.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
Many suffer from the incurable disease of writing, and it becomes chronic in their sick minds.
I was most incorrigibly devoted to versifying, and all my spouse's wholesome admonitions had no manner of effect on me; in short, I believe this scribbling itch is an incurable disease.
Writing is like a 'lust,' or like 'scratching when you itch.' Writing comes as a result of a very strong impulse, and when it does come, I for one must get it out.
Writing is like a 'lust,' or like 'scratching when you itch.' Writing comes as a result of a very strong impulse, and when it does come, I, for one, must get it out.
The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it.
I am a competitor and always have that itch until the day I die, but I won't let the itch supersede being a businessman.
There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.
Whatever capacity she possesses to supernaturally beguile a human soul—and she possesses many—she liked his clear-sightedness too well, to blind him that way.
When I heard 'incurable'... incurable is a tough word.
I write when something sticks in my craw. Writing is a compulsion — or an itch.
He who possesses science and art, Possesses religion as well; He who possesses neither of these, Had better have religion.
So the desire you have, that itch that you have to be whatever it is you want to be ... that itch, that desire for good is God’s proof to you sent already to indicate that it’s yours. You already have it. Claim it.
A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curiosity requires both that you be ignorant, and that you desire to relinquish your ignorance.
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