Careful Quote by Asghar Farhadi

In the most self-protective of ways, I don't think about the reader when I'm writing - I just think about the story.

— Elizabeth Berg

I was not exploiting any real individual's story in writing ROOM, of course I was aware that my novel, by commenting on such situations,…

— Emma Donoghue

You always need to make sure that you're looking at every angle and every perspective so that people, when they read the story, know…

— Marley Dias

I have to be careful. My readers are very detail-oriented, and if I make a mistake they'll call me on it.

— Rick Riordan

When you write about real life, there's always a chance that somebody involved is going to see it and get upset.

— Denis Leary

I just feel much more secure about whatever I write if I stand with one foot in reality - meaning if the stories I…

— Sasa Stanisic

As writers, it is our job not only to imagine, but to witness.

— Dani Shapiro

When I sit at that typewriter, I have to be frightened of what I'm trying to do. I'm frightened by my own belief that…

— Barry Lopez

I'm writing my story so that others might see fragments of themselves.

— Lena Waithe

When I'm writing for other people, I have to play it safe.

— Bonnie McKee

Sometimes I think that my best writing comes from exposing my fears and vulnerabilities and hoping that nobody notices it's about me.

— Victoria Laurie

Writing feels safe, you know, it's a hard job, but at least you're in your office or wherever you are and there's no one…

— Leigh Whannell