--- title: "7 Interested Writer Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Interested Writer quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Interested Writer sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bd/laura-van-den-berg-4314_identity_there-s-the-public-self-that-we-present_124499.jpg" --- > [There's the public self that we present to the outer world. There's the private self, which maybe takes more time to access.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-van-den-berg/there-s-the-public-self-that-we-present-to-the-outer-world-there-s/) [Laura van den Berg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-van-den-berg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bd/laura-van-den-berg-4314_identity_there-s-the-public-self-that-we-present_124499.jpg) > [As a rule, I think people in L.A. are interested in any writer who brings a different skill set and experiences. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-lovett/as-a-rule-i-think-people-in-l-a-are-interested-in-any-writer-who/) [Jon Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-lovett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/jon-lovett-8245_i-think_as-a-rule-i-think-people-in-l-a-are-inte_576299.jpg) > [Probably above all other things, I am interested as a writer in making a connection, interested in the parts of all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/probably-above-all-other-things-i-am-interested-as-a-writer-in-making/) [Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b56/judith-viorst-3988_connection_probably-above-all-other-things-i-am-int_1317265.png) > [I think I am the most impressed with writing styles that defy category, like Kharms or Selby, Breton or Jarry, where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-think-i-am-the-most-impressed-with-writing-styles-that-defy/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39a/henry-rollins-170_categories_i-think-i-am-the-most-impressed-with-wri_2055136.png) > [I know well enough that very few people who are supposedly interested in writing are interested in writing well. They are interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flannery-o-connor/i-know-well-enough-that-very-few-people-who-are-supposedly-interested/) [Flannery O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flannery-o-connor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/flannery-o-connor-639_enough_i-know-well-enough-that-very-few-people_2194625.jpg) > [I was always interested in being a writer. Yet, at the time, it somehow seemed more unfeasible to be a writer than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/i-was-always-interested-in-being-a-writer-yet-at-the-time-it-somehow/) [Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/michelle-zauner-5132_always_i-was-always-interested-in-being-a-write_2790948.jpg) > [ The story he \[Todd Willingham\] told me was this: He woke up to a fire. He ran out of the house and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/the-story-he-todd-willingham-told-me-was-this-he-woke-up-to-a-fire-he/) [Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7c/elizabeth-gilbert-131_children_the-story-he-todd-willingham-told-me-was_2822595.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/interested-writer/#itemlist", "name": "Interested Writer Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's the public self that we present to the outer world. There's the private self, which maybe takes more time to access. 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