The highest privilege of being a writer is being able to…

The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things.

— Chris Abani

“Being trusted by a stranger is the highest privilege in business.”

— Marion Bekoe

Adoption is the highest privilege the gospel offers.

— J. I. Packer

“One of the most enjoyable parts of being a writer is being able to take the darker side of human nature and explore it…

— Dawn Goodwin

“ A true writer should be able to write about any color. It's the story they tell that should affect people, not the race.”

— Dee Dee M Scott

I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about…

— J. A. Jance

I wasn't really writing anything that I felt was worth it at the end, but then certain things sparked me as a solo writer…

— William Beckett

Every writer should be able to write anything if you do the research and you're sensitive enough to ask the questions.

— Courtney A. Kemp

My dream was to be known as a writer and to be able to produce at least one book that would be read by…

— Robert Cormier

A good writer should be able to write comedic work that made you laugh, and scary stuff that made you scared, and fantasy or…

— Neil Gaiman

They did type me as a horror writer, but I have been able to do all sorts of things within that framework.

— Ken Kesey

It's one of the reasons I became a writer, to be able to smoke in peace.

— Susanna Kaysen

“A writer should be able to open a window or two for others to see the world and themselves in a new light. Anything…

— Barista Uno

The real skill of being a writer is being able to take your inspired moments, and make them work as a whole, through the…

— Nick Blaemire

“I believe that to be an efficient writer, one must be able to write in more than one language. I know over seven languages.…

— Mitta Xinindlu