First person Quote by Adam Duritz

I find it hard to write in the first person.

— Michiko Kakutani

I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.

— William Zinsser

When you're writing in first person you have to be honest about how people think.

— Dawn O'Porter

Writing in the first person automatically gives you a point of view.

— Truman Capote

I like to write first-person because I like to become the character I'm writing.

— Wally Lamb

I'm very comfortable writing in the first person; it dives into the character in a way that's difficult if you're writing in the third…

— Patti Davis

I write in the first person because I have always wanted to make my life more interesting than it was.

— Diane Wakoski

I had to detach myself from myself, if that makes any sense, to conjure an authentic first-person voice. In that sense, it was similar…

— Kate Christensen

Writing in the first person, you immediately open yourself up to the idea that there's a connection between you and the narrator.

— Sally Rooney

When I'm writing, especially when I'm writing in first person, I don't think about the characterization, or how they are going to express themselves,…

— Richard Matheson

“Back to the 1st Person: I'd even made up art theories about my inability to use it. That I'd chosen film and theater, two…

— Chris Kraus

I have an affinity for writing in the first person. I love the intimacy of being dropped inside the character.

— Sue Monk Kidd