---
title: "1 Writer Want Quotes By Edward St Aubyn"
description: "1 Writer Want quotes by Edward St Aubyn. Plus more from Edward St Aubyn and more Writer Want sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/edward-st-aubyn-2-24463_books_i-see-the-author-as-the-person-who-has-w_2071005.jpg"
---

> [I see the author as the person who has written; the writer, the one involved in the process of writing. And they're not necessarily friends. The writer is the one I want to reinforce; the author would just feed on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/i-see-the-author-as-the-person-who-has-written-the-writer-the-one/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/edward-st-aubyn-2-24463_books_i-see-the-author-as-the-person-who-has-w_2071005.jpg)

## More by Edward St Aubyn

> [Well, the attractive thing about the subject of happiness is that it is notoriously difficult to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/well-the-attractive-thing-about-the-subject-of-happiness-is-that-it/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [I think that some laughter comes from escaped horror, doesn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/i-think-that-some-laughter-comes-from-escaped-horror-doesn-t-it/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [No pain is too small if it hurts, but any pain is too big if it's cherished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/no-pain-is-too-small-if-it-hurts-but-any-pain-is-too-big-if-it-s/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [It's no use imagining that bringing great writers together inevitably precipitates great conversation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/it-s-no-use-imagining-that-bringing-great-writers-together-inevitably/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [Detachment is what interests me, seeing how people couldn't have been any other way, how they were the product of forces that they had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/detachment-is-what-interests-me-seeing-how-people-couldn-t-have-been/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [Surely: the adverb of a man without an argument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/surely-the-adverb-of-a-man-without-an-argument/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [The thing about the 'Melrose' novels is that I have to feel they're impossible when I set out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/the-thing-about-the-melrose-novels-is-that-i-have-to-feel-they-re/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [Everything was usual. That was depression: being stuck, clinging to an out-of-date version of oneself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/everything-was-usual-that-was-depression-being-stuck-clinging-to-an/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [The Booker 2011 is of no more interest to me than the world heavyweight championship, which I'm not going to win either. It's irrelevant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/the-booker-2011-is-of-no-more-interest-to-me-than-the-world/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [People never remeber happiness with the care that they lavish on preserving every detail of their suffering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/people-never-remeber-happiness-with-the-care-that-they-lavish-on/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [“Snobbery is one of the things one should be most discriminating about”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/snobbery-is-one-of-the-things-one-should-be-most-discriminating-about/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [The whole 'Melrose' series is an attempt to tell the truth, and is based on the idea that there is some salutary or liberating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/the-whole-melrose-series-is-an-attempt-to-tell-the-truth-and-is-based/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [Looking after children can be a subtle way of giving up... They become the whole ones, the well ones, the postponement of happiness, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/looking-after-children-can-be-a-subtle-way-of-giving-up-they-become/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [The first book I fell in love with was 'Little Toot,' the story of an adorable tugboat operating out of New York Harbor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/the-first-book-i-fell-in-love-with-was-little-toot-the-story-of-an/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

> [I see the author as the person who has written; the writer, the one involved in the process of writing. And they're not necessarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/i-see-the-author-as-the-person-who-has-written-the-writer-the-one/)

[Edward St Aubyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-st-aubyn-2/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer-want/edward-st-aubyn-2/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Writer Want Quotes By Edward St Aubyn",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I see the author as the person who has written; the writer, the one involved in the process of writing. And they're not necessarily friends. The writer is the one I want to reinforce; the author would just feed on the reviews - so I'm in favour of starving him.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Edward St Aubyn"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-st-aubyn-2/i-see-the-author-as-the-person-who-has-written-the-writer-the-one/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/edward-st-aubyn-2-24463_books_i-see-the-author-as-the-person-who-has-w_2071005.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/edward-st-aubyn-2-24463_books_i-see-the-author-as-the-person-who-has-w_2071005.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/edward-st-aubyn-2-24463_books_i-see-the-author-as-the-person-who-has-w_2071005.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I see the author as the person who has written; the writer, the one involved in the process of writing. And…” — Edward St Aubyn",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer-want/edward-st-aubyn-2/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer-want/edward-st-aubyn-2/",
            "name": "Writer Want Quotes by Edward St Aubyn",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer-want/edward-st-aubyn-2/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/edward-st-aubyn-2-24463_books_i-see-the-author-as-the-person-who-has-w_2071005.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Writer Want quotes by Edward St Aubyn. Plus more from Edward St Aubyn and more Writer Want sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer-want/edward-st-aubyn-2/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer-want/edward-st-aubyn-2/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Writer Want",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer-want/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Edward St Aubyn",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer-want/edward-st-aubyn-2/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```