“Writers aren't exactly people, they are a whole bunch of people trying to be one person.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“It is necessary to write, that much is clear, and to write in a way quite unlike any way which I have… — Iris Murdoch Copy Share Image
I find that nonfiction writers are the likeliest to turn out interesting novels. — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well. — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
Artists are expected to talk about their work but writers aren't expected to talk about their writing. — Peter Schjeldahl Copy Share Image
As the editor at the Village Voice, I always tried to find writers of colour. — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
All writers should strive to deliver something fresh-something editors or readers won't know they want until they see it. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
I'm always collaborating with other writers because I don't write my own books for musicals. — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
“Writers are generally split into two camps: those who carefully outline their stories and know the ending before they begin, and those… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Most writers want to share their essay or book much too quickly. Those who accept the pain of hard work and revising… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
“Writers Are Insane. For months we are lone wolves locked in our caves. Then overnight we become publicity hounds. It's a schizophrenic… — Robert Mykle Copy Share Image
In the modern world, in which thousands of people are dying every hour as a consequence of politics, no writing anywhere can… — John Berger Copy Share Image
I think writers are the history keepers, right? We're the ones who are bearing witness to what's going on in the world.… — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
“In that moment, Dan was reminded why he wanted to write in the first place. It was the same reason anybody does… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
“Art requires a delicate adjustment of the outer and inner worlds in such a way that, without changing their nature, they can… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
As writers, we live very much in our own minds much of the time, buzzing in our unconscious spaces as we go… — Laurie Foos Copy Share Image
I never considered myself a writer. I'm a teacher. In a way, I feel kind of... kind of guilty for all the… — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
“Do the books that writers don't write matter? It's easy to forget them, to assume that the apocryphal bibliography must contain nothing… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
“My favourite piece of information is that Branwell Brontë, brother of Emily and Charlotte, died standing up leaning against a mantle piece,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It's a great paradox and a great injustice that writers write because we fear death and want to leave something indestructable in… — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
I feel that writers think with their noses to the ground, and the dark stuff kind of comes to me more, even… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“When a writer first begins to write, he or she feels the same first thrill of achievement that the young gambler or… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
To me, a book is a book. A novel is a novel, and you have hundreds of possibilities, options, and they may… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
“This is what Laura loved about literature. You could see things in it that perhaps weren’t there, but might be. And even… — L.L. Barkat Copy Share Image
A lot of people, be it writers, filmmakers, actors or technicians, are getting opportunities because of digital platforms. — Arjun Mathur Copy Share Image
“...a writer without authority? Impossible. as Kenneth Burke says, creation implies authority in the sense of originator…” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
The meaningful Broadway experiences of my life have been plays by great writers with excellent casts. — Noah Reid Copy Share Image
Some writers - most, I suspect - write in isolation. I think I'd always found that quite difficult. — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
“Many writers write because they’ve been there, seen that, did it and burnt their fingers” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“I write whenever it suits me. During a creative period I write every day; a novel should not be interrupted.” — Francois Mauriac Copy Share Image
My most frequent collaborators at S.N.L. are the incredibly gifted writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider! — Kate McKinnon Copy Share Image
You're everything I thought you never were And nothing like about you could've been. — Beyoncé Copy Share Image
“People approach writers, assuming we pull a perfect text out of our nose each time (well spelled). Spelling is the least of… — Sara Levine Copy Share Image
“You call me at 12am or 3am I will pick up your call. Once I make a commitment, I don't go back!” — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
I've always loved brainstorming with other writers, and I consider having my work critiqued a part of that brainstorming. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I'm for anything that lets writers stretch, in or out of their series. — Laura Lippman Copy Share Image
Women writers of all people should know better than to pigeonhole women, put them in little groups, the smart one, the sweet… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
I think writers worry that you might not exist in some strange way if you're not writing. — Anne Enright Copy Share Image
Even though no one admits it, writers are leaders in their communities. — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
