I think all writers write for an audience. There is no…

A lot of writers write for an audience that's going to understand them.

— Torrey Peters

“Sometimes I think they are writers who do not write. That "writers write" is meant to be self-evident. People like to say it. I…

— Renata Adler

I think for writers who write that kind of stuff, they want to make changes. Look at Kris Kristofferson and Dylan. I mean, whole…

— Lee Hazlewood

I think many writers write because it's a convenient way to explain themselves to themselves. We take the chaos and the turmoil and the…

— Armistead Maupin

I think it's up to writers to write stuff that is compelling enough that people want to watch.

— Aaron Sorkin

I don't think writers should write about answers. I think writers should write about questions.

— Paul Haggis

I think writers write for their consciences, they write for their own true audiences, for their souls.

— Mo Yan

“I think most writers … write about episodes meaningful to them in terms of their own imaginations. Now that would include a great deal…

— Joseph Heller

I've quit writing screenplay [adaptations]. It's too much work. I don't look at writing a novel as work, because I only have to please…

— Elmore Leonard

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do...Try to be better than yourself.

— John Steinbeck

Books are great for if you want to work on the craft of writing for yourself, or, you know, to write novels or indie…

— Thomas Lennon

For such a long time, when you're a writer, you really are just writing for yourself, and maybe a few friends. So it's really…

— Cassandra Clare

I think you become a writer when you stop writing for yourself or your teachers and start thinking about readers.

— Avi

Being willing is not enough. We must do.

— Leonardo da Vinci

People who write for reward by way of recognition or monetary gain don't know what they're doing. They're in the category of those who…

— Harper Lee