--- title: "12 Write Men Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Write Men quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Write Men sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/bernard-malamud-3871_american_i-m-an-american-i-m-a-jew-and-i-write-fo_335028.jpg" --- > [“I’m an American, I’m a Jew, and I write for all men.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-malamud/i-m-an-american-i-m-a-jew-and-i-write-for-all-men/) [Bernard Malamud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-malamud/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/bernard-malamud-3871_american_i-m-an-american-i-m-a-jew-and-i-write-fo_335028.jpg) > [I write about the men you want to read about but don't necessarily want to be married to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-elizabeth-phillips/i-write-about-the-men-you-want-to-read-about-but-don-t-necessarily/) [Susan Elizabeth Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-elizabeth-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/susan-elizabeth-phillips-815_about_i-write-about-the-men-you-want-to-read-a_418783.jpg) > [Too much is written by the men who can't write about the men who do write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-london/too-much-is-written-by-the-men-who-can-t-write-about-the-men-who-do/) [Jack London](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-london/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dc/jack-london-595_he-man_too-much-is-written-by-the-men-who-can-t_2267813.jpg) > [We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/we-are-much-beholden-to-machiavel-and-others-that-write-what-men-do/) [Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/francis-bacon-297_beholden_we-are-much-beholden-to-machiavel-and-ot_1793962.jpg) > [“The element of craftsmanship in poetry is obscured by the fact that all men are taught to speak and most to read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-h-auden/the-element-of-craftsmanship-in-poetry-is-obscured-by-the-fact-that/) [W. H. Auden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-h-auden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/w-h-auden-856_craftsmanship_the-element-of-craftsmanship-in-poetry-i_1766595.png) > [If you write for God you will reach many men and bring them joy. If you write for men--you may make some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/if-you-write-for-god-you-will-reach-many-men-and-bring-them-joy-if/) [Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/thomas-merton-231_disgusted_if-you-write-for-god-you-will-reach-many_61230.jpg) > [Nobody ever has a problem if a man writes a woman. I wanted to be able to say, 'Well, I can write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-joy/nobody-ever-has-a-problem-if-a-man-writes-a-woman-i-wanted-to-be-able/) [Lisa Joy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-joy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/lisa-joy-7481_action_nobody-ever-has-a-problem-if-a-man-write_1169138.jpg) > [Naturally, my stories are about women - I'm a woman. I don't know what the term is for men who write mostly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-munro/naturally-my-stories-are-about-women-i-m-a-woman-i-don-t-know-what-2/) [Alice Munro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-munro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da9/alice-munro-1231_beginning_naturally-my-stories-are-about-women-i-m_395334.png) > [For writers, you just have to have the ability to not restrict your imagination. Men can write about women; women can write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-o-malley/for-writers-you-just-have-to-have-the-ability-to-not-restrict-your/) [Mike O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-o-malley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d9/mike-o-malley-20265_gay_for-writers-you-just-have-to-have-the-ab_1027603.jpg) > [“Now, it’s undeniably true that male writers (including yours truly) are generally and commercially allowed to write about “girl stuff” without being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/now-it-s-undeniably-true-that-male-writers-including-yours-truly-are/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c7/scott-lynch-1437_cooties_now-it-s-undeniably-true-that-male-write_1403677.jpg) > [“Someone recently asked me to write about men's problems in life. She said "I can see pain in a man's eyes! Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avijeet-das/someone-recently-asked-me-to-write-about-men-s-problems-in-life-she/) [Avijeet Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avijeet-das/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/415/avijeet-das-802_life_someone-recently-asked-me-to-write-about_3201293.jpg) > [“February 13, 1936 I ask of people more than they can give me. It is useless to maintain the contrary. But what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-camus/february-13-1936-i-ask-of-people-more-than-they-can-give-me-it-is/) [Albert Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-camus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/albert-camus-47_contacts_february-13-1936-i-ask-of-people-more-th_1153606.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/write-men/#itemlist", "name": "Write Men Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I’m an American, I’m a Jew, and I write for all men.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bernard Malamud" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-malamud/i-m-an-american-i-m-a-jew-and-i-write-for-all-men/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/bernard-malamud-3871_american_i-m-an-american-i-m-a-jew-and-i-write-fo_335028.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/bernard-malamud-3871_american_i-m-an-american-i-m-a-jew-and-i-write-fo_335028.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/bernard-malamud-3871_american_i-m-an-american-i-m-a-jew-and-i-write-fo_335028.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I’m an American, I’m a Jew, and I write for all men.” — Bernard Malamud", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I write about the men you want to read about but don't necessarily want to be married to.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Susan Elizabeth Phillips" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-elizabeth-phillips/i-write-about-the-men-you-want-to-read-about-but-don-t-necessarily/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/susan-elizabeth-phillips-815_about_i-write-about-the-men-you-want-to-read-a_418783.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/susan-elizabeth-phillips-815_about_i-write-about-the-men-you-want-to-read-a_418783.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/susan-elizabeth-phillips-815_about_i-write-about-the-men-you-want-to-read-a_418783.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I write about the men you want to read about but don't necessarily want to be married to.” — Susan Elizabeth Phillips", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Too much is written by the men who can't write about the men who do write.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack London" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-london/too-much-is-written-by-the-men-who-can-t-write-about-the-men-who-do/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dc/jack-london-595_he-man_too-much-is-written-by-the-men-who-can-t_2267813.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dc/jack-london-595_he-man_too-much-is-written-by-the-men-who-can-t_2267813.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dc/jack-london-595_he-man_too-much-is-written-by-the-men-who-can-t_2267813.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Too much is written by the men who can't write about the men who do write.” — Jack London", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Francis Bacon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/we-are-much-beholden-to-machiavel-and-others-that-write-what-men-do/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/francis-bacon-297_beholden_we-are-much-beholden-to-machiavel-and-ot_1793962.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/francis-bacon-297_beholden_we-are-much-beholden-to-machiavel-and-ot_1793962.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/francis-bacon-297_beholden_we-are-much-beholden-to-machiavel-and-ot_1793962.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.” — Francis Bacon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The element of craftsmanship in poetry is obscured by the fact that all men are taught to speak and most to read and write, while very few men are taught to draw or paint or write music.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "W. 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If you write for men--you may make some money and you may give someone a little joy and you may make a noise in the world, for a little while. 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You don't just have to give me the love scenes, which I don't even think are my strong suit.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lisa Joy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-joy/nobody-ever-has-a-problem-if-a-man-writes-a-woman-i-wanted-to-be-able/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/lisa-joy-7481_action_nobody-ever-has-a-problem-if-a-man-write_1169138.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/lisa-joy-7481_action_nobody-ever-has-a-problem-if-a-man-write_1169138.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/lisa-joy-7481_action_nobody-ever-has-a-problem-if-a-man-write_1169138.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Nobody ever has a problem if a man writes a woman. 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But if it means that I follow a kind of feminist theory, or know anything about it, then I'm not.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alice Munro" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-munro/naturally-my-stories-are-about-women-i-m-a-woman-i-don-t-know-what-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da9/alice-munro-1231_beginning_naturally-my-stories-are-about-women-i-m_395334.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da9/alice-munro-1231_beginning_naturally-my-stories-are-about-women-i-m_395334.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da9/alice-munro-1231_beginning_naturally-my-stories-are-about-women-i-m_395334.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Naturally, my stories are about women - I'm a woman. 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Straight people can write about gay people; gay people can write about straight people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike O'Malley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-o-malley/for-writers-you-just-have-to-have-the-ability-to-not-restrict-your/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d9/mike-o-malley-20265_gay_for-writers-you-just-have-to-have-the-ab_1027603.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d9/mike-o-malley-20265_gay_for-writers-you-just-have-to-have-the-ab_1027603.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d9/mike-o-malley-20265_gay_for-writers-you-just-have-to-have-the-ab_1027603.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For writers, you just have to have the ability to not restrict your imagination. Men can write about women…” — Mike O'Malley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Now, it’s undeniably true that male writers (including yours truly) are generally and commercially allowed to write about “girl stuff” without being penalized for doing so. In part this is the same old shit it’s always been ... I’ve said before that men who write mostly about men win prizes for revealing the human condition, while women who write about both men and women are filed away as writing “womens’ issues.” Likewise, in fantasy, the imprimatur of a dude somehow makes stuff like romance, relationship drama, introspection, and adorable animal companions magically not girly after all. In a sense, we male fantasists are allowed to be like money launderers for girl cooties.\" [ Game of Thrones and Invisible Cootie Vectors (blog post, March 30, 2014)]”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Lynch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/now-it-s-undeniably-true-that-male-writers-including-yours-truly-are/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c7/scott-lynch-1437_cooties_now-it-s-undeniably-true-that-male-write_1403677.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c7/scott-lynch-1437_cooties_now-it-s-undeniably-true-that-male-write_1403677.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c7/scott-lynch-1437_cooties_now-it-s-undeniably-true-that-male-write_1403677.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Now, it’s undeniably true that male writers (including yours truly) are generally and commercially allowed…” — Scott Lynch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Someone recently asked me to write about men's problems in life. She said \"I can see pain in a man's eyes! Why don't you write about it!\" Her words made me think deeply on this topic. And I do agree with her that as a society we do not give the kind of attention to this topic that it deserves. We neglect this topic quite often. In the fight for equality and supporting the women in our life, we - the men in society - tend to neglect ourselves and don't give ourselves the due that we deserve. As a writer, I too have been partially blind to this topic. And I have not written on this topic that is of much importance. Because men and women are the two wheels of a vehicle which propels life forward. What would life be without men or women?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Avijeet Das" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avijeet-das/someone-recently-asked-me-to-write-about-men-s-problems-in-life-she/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/415/avijeet-das-802_life_someone-recently-asked-me-to-write-about_3201293.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/415/avijeet-das-802_life_someone-recently-asked-me-to-write-about_3201293.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/415/avijeet-das-802_life_someone-recently-asked-me-to-write-about_3201293.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Someone recently asked me to write about men's problems in life. 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Each time I am given the elements of a friendship, the fragments of an emotion, never the emotion or the friendship itself.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Albert Camus" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-camus/february-13-1936-i-ask-of-people-more-than-they-can-give-me-it-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/albert-camus-47_contacts_february-13-1936-i-ask-of-people-more-th_1153606.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/albert-camus-47_contacts_february-13-1936-i-ask-of-people-more-th_1153606.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/albert-camus-47_contacts_february-13-1936-i-ask-of-people-more-th_1153606.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“February 13, 1936 I ask of people more than they can give me. It is useless to maintain the contrary. 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