I don't write because there's an audience. I write because…

I don't write for an audience. I write for myself. And if I imagine an audience at all, it's the characters, but I know…

— Ursula Hegi

If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.'

— Lydia Lunch

“I like to write literature that reads like pulp fiction.”

— Nike Chillemi

I consider what I write to be literature. I choose the words carefully.

— Robert Metcalfe

I wanted to write literature that pushed people into their lives rather than helping people escape from them.

— Harvey Pekar

All literature is written by the old to teach the young how to express themselves so that they in turn may write literature to…

— Laura Riding

Today there is a division between those who write about literature and those who create it. I, obviously, don't think that should be there.

— Alistair MacLeod

I never set out to write literature; I set out to tell stories. And some of my work may be very raunchy and very…

— Wilbur Smith

“I write my literature as I write my ledger entries-carefully and indifferently. Next to the vast starry sky and the enigma of so many…

— Fernando Pessoa

I don't perceive an audience at all when I write a book. It's pure self-indulgence.

— Irvine Welsh

Never try to fit a target audience. Write what is true to the characters in their settings and the audience will find you.

— Alex Borstein

I wanted the audience to write stories and then read them out if they wanted to. It's always the best part of the show…

— Sara Pascoe

The audience today has heard every joke. They know every plot. They know where you're going before you even start. That's a tough audience…

— Betty White

I think about my audience when I write, to some extent. Thinking of writing for young adults, I try to keep the stories moving,…

— William Sleator

Without an audience, all your dreams will not come true at all, because you need an audience to write new songs and continue to…

— Rokia Traore