Writer Quotes by Hilton Als

10 Writer quotes by Hilton Als

Als, a cultural critic, brings a sharp analytical lens to his thoughts on writing. In these ten quotes you’ll find his focus on narrative form, identity, and the power of observation.

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Nothing is more flattering for a writer than when someone knows your work.

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I love writing. Writing has been very good to me.

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I think, what's the point of writing a book that you would get in one sitting?

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I'm a draftsperson. And also, I really respond to love.

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I don't know what else teaches you as much as writing. Perhaps reading. So if I don't have one or the other…

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If you want to take writing on, you should pay writing the respect it deserves, which is to say, reading it.

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I really don't think we should dismiss a book because we feel messed about intellectually. Or emotionally. That's the writer's job!

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I'm one of those crazy people who have to write every day. Otherwise, I feel really sort of despondent, and it's because…

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What I feel is there are certain demands that you have to satisfy in any piece of writing. When it's just for…

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I think that writers are best served by sticking to their writing. Not having loads of theories about the best way to…

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I think you're not really teaching anyone unless you're learning yourself.

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Inspiration takes many forms, but it's rarely pure.

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Great sadness can be off putting, hard to comprehend, especially if it hasn't been your experience. It's amazing for me to know now that…

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I think that Tyler Perry's genius really has been to tap into the domestic market. He knows what his audience is based on, having…

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I love Andre Leon Talley as a person.

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I thought of the structure as musical. The first piece, for instance, contains the names/subject matter of every person to come in the book.…

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People have a copyright on their own life.

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