Court Quote by Alexandra Fuller

writing is the loneliest job in the world. There's always that frustrating chasm to bridge between the concept and the writing of it. We're…

— Fannie Hurst

Writing is so difficult that I feel that writers, having had their hell on earth, will escape all punishment hereafter.

— Jessamyn West

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful…

— John Mortimer

There is a lot of censorship about writing that's exerted from all directions, from families or governments and society, even the fear of being…

— Alice Mattison

I can certainly sympathize with writers who don't want to put themselves or their loved ones at risk.

— Adam Hochschild

I certainly think it's very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about…

— Vikram Seth

I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about…

— Vikram Seth

I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give some dignity…

— Cass McCombs

That is my major concern: writers who are in prison for writing.

— Antonia Fraser

Abuse is often of service. There is nothing so dangerous to an author as silence.

— Samuel Johnson

Safety, reputation, their lives, their friends, and their world. Writers typically try to avoid that because it's not expedient.

— Christopher Bollen