Insight Quote by Anne Sexton

You know, I think good writers write about what they know.

— Melody Gardot

Even though I think writers can sometimes thrive from being misread. It can give them something to push off of.

— Matthew Specktor

I don't think writers are any smarter than other people. I think they may be more compelling in their stupidity, or in their confusion.

— David Foster Wallace

One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just…

— Terry Pratchett

I think some people think that writers read and read and read, get the information, and then write. That's not how it works. Often,…

— Anthony Doerr

You know how sometimes you meet writers that are so full of themselves? They feel really proud that they wrote something . But what…

— Sandra Cisneros

I think writers can gain a lot of vitality from being misread.

— Matthew Specktor

Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and…

— Julianna Baggott

Everyone thinks writers must know more about the inside of the human head, but that's wrong. They know less, that's why they write. Trying…

— Margaret Atwood

In TV, it's so much more about the writers because they're the ones creating the universe. The writers are the ones who know what's…

— Juno Temple

Writers are interesting people, but often mean and petty.

— Lillian Hellman

Writers do not write what they know. They write what they can imagine.

— Walter Dean Myers