Chance Quote by Andre Naffis-Sahely

So many writers grew up in tortured isolation, in revolt against their families. I and my sister were in a house where writing was…

— George Packer

Writers, and particularly female writers, have to fight for the conditions they need to work.

— Doris Lessing

I am a born novelist, which does not happen all that often. There are people who try to write for a certain time, then…

— Gore Vidal

Writers can write outside their ethnicity or sex depending how open and vulnerable they wish to be.

— Jim Harrison

“...writers are a savage breed, Mr. Strike. If you want life-long friendship and selfless camaraderie, join the army and learn to kill. If you…

— Robert Galbraith

The idea that writing about characters of another race requires a passage through a critical gauntlet, which involves apology and self-examination of an almost…

— C.E. Morgan

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

— Jessamyn West

“Any writer or journalist who wants to retain his integrity finds himself thwarted by the general drift of society rather than by active persecution.…

— George Orwell

It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you'll be labeled a political writer.

— Barbara Kingsolver

I don't like writers. They're dangerous people.

— Greta Garbo

In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.

— Salman Rushdie

Many writers who have had to deal with the subject of atrocity can't face it head-on.

— Salman Rushdie