What writing means to me

"Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us. In the end, writers will write, not to be outlaw heroes of some underculture but mainly to save themselves, to survive as individuals." Don DeLillo

This here, sums it up for me; this is the reason i could never not write. Scribbles on pieces of paper, unfinished words and sentences on my phones and tab, a word here, another there, on writing pads of all colours, shapes and sizes, incomprehensible to many, meaningful to a few , life to me.
What's yours? What is that one thing you could never not do? What is that one thing you'd gladly do without pay, if need be?
Please feel free to drop a comment, i'd love to hear from you. Gracias