Writing Quote by Anne Bishop

“I’m a novelist,” Ruth said. “I can’t help it. My narrative preferences are all I’ve got.”

— Ruth Ozeki

“Ruth had been a girl haunted and now she would be a woman haunted. First by accident and now by choice. All of it,…

— Alice Sebold

“Writing had always helped her, before. It always clarified her feelings and her thoughts, and she never felt like she could understand something fully…

— Lisa Scottoline

Ruth's writing is so joyful, funny and uplifting; it's always a real treat of a read.

— Fiona Walker

“I realized how subversive Ruth was then, not because she drew pictures of nude women that got misused by her peers, but because she…

— Alice Sebold

“Have while you write!”

— Sarah Mazucci

“Are you always this wise, Ruth?" "Only when it comes to other people's lives.”

— Paula McLain

“No one can teach you how to write. A writer writes, plain and simple. You improve by doing.”

— Scott Ciencin

“You can only write well, what you have experienced.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Writing is a gift. To be good at your gift you need to keep writing.”

— Lisa Powell

“You can learn to write by writing.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“When Ruth spots a man she likes, she gets him drunk, strips off his clothes, and hops into bed with him. When he wakes…

— Sam Torode