There are plenty of good Indian writers in English, and none of us feel we are carrying the burden of being a… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
Black writers seldom get the opportunity to write superhero stories. — Cheo Hodari Coker Copy Share Image
writers who go outside the lines when they draw pictures of the world are seldom rewarded for their efforts. — Jennifer Stone Copy Share Image
writers do not find subjects: subjects find them. There is not so much a search as a state of open susceptibility. — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
“I'd never be where I am if more successful writers hadn't taken an interest in me and done me a good turn.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
As I've probably said before, television exposes writers to far more of the nitty-gritty than film does. — Travis Beacham Copy Share Image
I suppose all writers are crazy, but if they are any good, I believe they have a terrible honesty. — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
There are other writers who try for subtle and minimalists effects, but I don't travel in that tribe. — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
“Thus far, the only people who can grant you immortality are not scientists, but writers. By writing you into their books, they… — Charbel Tadros Copy Share Image
Indie bookstores love writers as much as they love readers, and there is something about a community store, where you walk in,… — Caroline Leavitt Copy Share Image
It's been so long since a talented writer last occupied the White House; no wonder, then, that American writers have been among… — Jonathan Raban Copy Share Image
There are writers who are great visionaries, who can depict huge movements - things like that. They're the great writers. I'm just… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
“Writers are the most pathetic souls when it comes to expressing their own feelings. Their personalities are as complex as the characters… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“If your written words become literal nails to crucify you with, then you have done your job well. You provoked a reaction,… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
I was always aware that Jack loved women not only for their bodies but for the stories that came into being as… — Joyce Johnson Copy Share Image
“I will always know the glory of the beautiful and rare, as they will know security from labour and prayer. As they… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
I don't find any real rivalries with crime and thriller writers anyway. That might sound a little Pollyanna, but for the most… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“It's always been important for writers to be disciplined but now even more so. In addition to the traditional displacement activities like… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Maybe everyone does have a novel in them, perhaps even a great one. I don't believe it, but for the purposes of… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“You could use a moth like that as a symbol in a novel, but it was trite, wasn’t it? The old moth-to-the-flame… — L.L. Barkat Copy Share Image
When I read James Joyce, I'm not really interested in the Dublin of 1904. I'm interested in being in the presence of… — Joseph O'Neill Copy Share Image
One of the qualities essential to writing exciting stories, whether for page or screen, is an ability to abandon one's morality. We… — Russell Smith Copy Share Image
“There is a deeper, more profound reason for this craving for acceptance and glory. Put simply, it's because all writers are fat… — Chancery Stone Copy Share Image
To refer even in passing to unpublished or struggling authors and their problems is to put oneself at some risk, so I… — Kingsley Amis Copy Share Image
