Writer Quotes by Katie Kitamura

“life rarely finds its exact likeness in a novel, that is hardly fiction’s purpose,”

— Katie Kitamura

It took me a long time to accept that I was a writer.

— Katie Kitamura

As a writer, I think the greatest danger would be self-censorship.

— Katie Kitamura

For about as long as I've been writing fiction, I've kept a record of the books I've read.

— Katie Kitamura

I am generally wary of the demand for 'likeability' in fiction, which I think is a bastardisation of the demand of identification…

— Katie Kitamura

There's a perception that good writing is writing which runs smoothly. But smooth-running prose can work against what you're trying to express…

— Katie Kitamura

When I receive a box of my books, my impulse is to hide rather than display them. It always makes me very…

— Katie Kitamura

I believe writers should be able to write about anything - anything - but there is also a sense in which your…

— Katie Kitamura

Fiction always reveals a lot about the person who is writing it. That's the scary thing. Not in a straightforward autobiographical sense.…

— Katie Kitamura

The desire to be liked is acceptable in real life but very problematic in fiction. Pleasantness is the enemy of good fiction.…

— Katie Kitamura

It's a hard thing to examine and difficult to speak for other writers, but when I look at my own writing there…

— Katie Kitamura

I don't know why I write. The honest answer is that I don't have an answer. I wouldn't die if I couldn't…

— Katie Kitamura