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title: "4 White Writer Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I heard a white writer say, 'Oh, I'd never put black people in my writing, I'm afraid I would offend someone by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-mattison/i-heard-a-white-writer-say-oh-i-d-never-put-black-people-in-my/)

[Alice Mattison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-mattison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/alice-mattison-11066_bears_i-heard-a-white-writer-say-oh-i-d-never_195930.jpg)

> [But when I do book signings and personal appearances, the audiences are mostly white. Growing up here, I expected that and understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/but-when-i-do-book-signings-and-personal-appearances-the-audiences/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/george-pelecanos-3616_appearance_but-when-i-do-book-signings-and-personal_470452.png)

> [For a white writer not to be able to step into the shoes of people of color confuses me. That should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misha-green/for-a-white-writer-not-to-be-able-to-step-into-the-shoes-of-people-of/)

[Misha Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misha-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d56/misha-green-10691_men_for-a-white-writer-not-to-be-able-to-ste_2166746.jpg)

> [I don't think there is any such thing as a black writer or a white writer. Ultimately, there is someone whom one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-walcott/i-don-t-think-there-is-any-such-thing-as-a-black-writer-or-a-white/)

[Derek Walcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-walcott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84e/derek-walcott-2220_black_i-don-t-think-there-is-any-such-thing-as_3021790.jpg)

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