--- title: "11 Write Family Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Write Family quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Write Family sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/william-nicholson-18696_about_there-are-dozens-of-great-american-write_3107708.png" --- > [There are dozens of great American writers who write about the family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/there-are-dozens-of-great-american-writers-who-write-about-the-family/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/william-nicholson-18696_about_there-are-dozens-of-great-american-write_3107708.png) > [It's not comfortable for me to write about my family. I'm not comfortable writing about me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-rove/it-s-not-comfortable-for-me-to-write-about-my-family-i-m-not/) [Karl Rove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-rove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/karl-rove-3809_comfortable_it-s-not-comfortable-for-me-to-write-abo_3172510.jpg) > [Whenever I write about my family, I start by getting my parent's approval. I like to think I write about them with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/whenever-i-write-about-my-family-i-start-by-getting-my-parent-s/) [David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/david-sedaris-333_affection_whenever-i-write-about-my-family-i-start_1767066.jpg) > [Quite a lot of people wanted me to write about my family, I suppose for fairly obvious reasons, and there was always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-tennant/quite-a-lot-of-people-wanted-me-to-write-about-my-family-i-suppose/) [Emma Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-tennant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da3/emma-tennant-48256_always_quite-a-lot-of-people-wanted-me-to-write_2162735.jpg) > [I think I am doing my works to link myself, my family, with society — with the cosmos. To link me with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenzaburo-oe/i-think-i-am-doing-my-works-to-link-myself-my-family-with-society/) [Kenzaburo Oe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenzaburo-oe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e87/kenzaburo-oe-12342_astronomy_i-think-i-am-doing-my-works-to-link-myse_3233028.jpg) > [I've met many, many writers who say they would never write about their family, never write about people they did not totally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/i-ve-met-many-many-writers-who-say-they-would-never-write-about-their/) [Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bd/pat-conroy-768_about_i-ve-met-many-many-writers-who-say-they_1335412.jpg) > [So many American plays are about family. When you're in the first part of your life, you write about family a lot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/so-many-american-plays-are-about-family-when-you-re-in-the-first-part/) [Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/christopher-durang-22423_about-family_so-many-american-plays-are-about-family_2416564.jpg) > [I'm giving away my family's story. Who owns the family's story? I don't. But you could turn it around and ask, 'Who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-ove-knausgaard/i-m-giving-away-my-family-s-story-who-owns-the-family-s-story-i-don-t/) [Karl Ove Knausgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-ove-knausgaard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3e/karl-ove-knausgaard-21990_around_i-m-giving-away-my-family-s-story-who-ow_954491.jpg) > [“There were other times, fortunately, when he knew better. “All I write about is family,” Elizabeth Cox told him. “That’s all there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-bailey/there-were-other-times-fortunately-when-he-knew-better-all-i-write/) [Blake Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-bailey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/blake-bailey-22734_family_there-were-other-times-fortunately-when_1968376.png) > [When I write, I keep the family audience in mind. I ensure there's no vulgarity, as families are coming into the theatres,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rohit-shetty/when-i-write-i-keep-the-family-audience-in-mind-i-ensure-there-s-no/) [Rohit Shetty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rohit-shetty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/rohit-shetty-16361_audience_when-i-write-i-keep-the-family-audience_686120.jpg) > [I feel I'm able to get rid of any demons lurking in my psyche through my writing, which leaves me free to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/i-feel-i-m-able-to-get-rid-of-any-demons-lurking-in-my-psyche-through/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab8/jodi-picoult-45_able_i-feel-i-m-able-to-get-rid-of-any-demons_2559417.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/write-family/#itemlist", "name": "Write Family Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are dozens of great American writers who write about the family.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Nicholson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/there-are-dozens-of-great-american-writers-who-write-about-the-family/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/william-nicholson-18696_about_there-are-dozens-of-great-american-write_3107708.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/william-nicholson-18696_about_there-are-dozens-of-great-american-write_3107708.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/william-nicholson-18696_about_there-are-dozens-of-great-american-write_3107708.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are dozens of great American writers who write about the family.” — William Nicholson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's not comfortable for me to write about my family. 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I ensure there's no vulgarity, as families are coming into the theatres, and there's no blood and gore because of the kids. There is a set of people who doesn't like my cinema, but there's a bigger group that likes the kind of movies I make.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rohit Shetty" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rohit-shetty/when-i-write-i-keep-the-family-audience-in-mind-i-ensure-there-s-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/rohit-shetty-16361_audience_when-i-write-i-keep-the-family-audience_686120.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/rohit-shetty-16361_audience_when-i-write-i-keep-the-family-audience_686120.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/rohit-shetty-16361_audience_when-i-write-i-keep-the-family-audience_686120.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I write, I keep the family audience in mind. 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