I believe strongly in an author's moral responsibility. But his first obligation is to write good books. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I wish I'd been better able to resist the sense of obligation to write some of the poems I did. It's in… — Andrew Motion Copy Share Image
I think the only person a writer has an obligation to is himself. If what I write doesn't fulfill something in me,… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
We writers – and especially writers for children, but all writers – have an obligation to our readers: it's the obligation to… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image