--- title: "13 Important Writers Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Important Writers quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Important Writers sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/vijay-seshadri-26531_doing_it-s-important-for-all-writers-to-try-to_2675423.jpg" --- > [It's important for all writers to try to figure out what they're doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-seshadri/it-s-important-for-all-writers-to-try-to-figure-out-what-they-re-doing/) [Vijay Seshadri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-seshadri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/vijay-seshadri-26531_doing_it-s-important-for-all-writers-to-try-to_2675423.jpg) > [The one thing I've always done as an author is talk to my publicists. Because they have all the best stories -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-coady/the-one-thing-i-ve-always-done-as-an-author-is-talk-to-my-publicists/) [Lynn Coady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-coady/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/lynn-coady-5173_awesome_the-one-thing-i-ve-always-done-as-an-aut_202920.jpg) > [It's important for the writers of the presidential daily brief to feel comfortable that the documents will never be politicized and/or unnecessarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/it-s-important-for-the-writers-of-the-presidential-daily-brief-to/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dd/george-w-bush-64_comfortable_it-s-important-for-the-writers-of-the-pr_1698493.jpg) > [I think it's important to find out who all the writers were and make sure everyone gets a fair cut - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-hill/i-think-it-s-important-to-find-out-who-all-the-writers-were-and-make/) [Becky Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cd/becky-hill-29961_find_i-think-it-s-important-to-find-out-who-a_3229270.jpg) > [Jerome Charyn is one of the most important writers in American literature and one of only three now writing whose work makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chabon/jerome-charyn-is-one-of-the-most-important-writers-in-american/) [Michael Chabon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chabon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/467/michael-chabon-627_american-literature_jerome-charyn-is-one-of-the-most-importa_1487916.png) > [I think it's very important for writers and artists generally to be witnesses to the world, and to be transparent. To let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-carol-oates/i-think-it-s-very-important-for-writers-and-artists-generally-to-be/) [Joyce Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-carol-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3d/joyce-carol-oates-344_art_i-think-it-s-very-important-for-writers_237814.jpg) > [I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/i-certainly-think-its-very-important-that-writers-as-citizens-not/) [Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/vikram-seth-4208_citizens_i-certainly-think-its-very-important-tha_2687829.jpg) > [I didn't study English literature - I studied philosophy at university - so Kierkegaard, Nietzsche - these people are among the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-heti/i-didn-t-study-english-literature-i-studied-philosophy-at-university/) [Sheila Heti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-heti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/sheila-heti-2776_big_i-didn-t-study-english-literature-i-stud_2116588.jpg) > [I certainly think it's very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/i-certainly-think-it-s-very-important-that-writers-as-citizens-not/) [Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4a/vikram-seth-4208_about_i-certainly-think-it-s-very-important-th_2066919.jpg) > [“It's always been important for writers to be disciplined but now even more so. In addition to the traditional displacement activities like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-sheridan/it-s-always-been-important-for-writers-to-be-disciplined-but-now-even/) [Sara Sheridan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-sheridan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16f/sara-sheridan-1032_discipline_it-s-always-been-important-for-writers-t_2385349.png) > [As a journalist, I never isolated myself. I was a journalist at a daily newspaper and every day I went out on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/as-a-journalist-i-never-isolated-myself-i-was-a-journalist-at-a-daily/) [Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/775/maria-teresa-horta-33463_every-day_as-a-journalist-i-never-isolated-myself_883147.jpg) > [I enjoy the writings of all of these authors and they have been very inspirational for me. But I think that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/i-enjoy-the-writings-of-all-of-these-authors-and-they-have-been-very/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d4/frederick-lenz-8_age_i-enjoy-the-writings-of-all-of-these-aut_1268821.jpg) > [At a time when India is going through great changes and, with China, is likely to inherit the world from the West,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aravind-adiga/at-a-time-when-india-is-going-through-great-changes-and-with-china-is/) [Aravind Adiga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aravind-adiga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/aravind-adiga-4424_brutal_at-a-time-when-india-is-going-through-gr_2398907.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/important-writers/#itemlist", "name": "Important Writers Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's important for all writers to try to figure out what they're doing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vijay Seshadri" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-seshadri/it-s-important-for-all-writers-to-try-to-figure-out-what-they-re-doing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/vijay-seshadri-26531_doing_it-s-important-for-all-writers-to-try-to_2675423.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/vijay-seshadri-26531_doing_it-s-important-for-all-writers-to-try-to_2675423.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/vijay-seshadri-26531_doing_it-s-important-for-all-writers-to-try-to_2675423.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's important for all writers to try to figure out what they're doing.” — Vijay Seshadri", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The one thing I've always done as an author is talk to my publicists. 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