--- title: "4 Samantha Ellis Quotes" description: "Samantha Ellis is a British playwright and writer best known for her book How to Be a Heroine, her play How to Date a Feminist, and her book Chopping On..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/samantha-ellis-72930_storytelling_and-then-i-realize-i-am-the-writer-i-don_1127808.jpg" --- # Samantha Ellis **4** quotes in **9** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Samantha Ellis is a British playwright and writer best known for her book How to Be a Heroine, her play How to Date a Feminist, and her book Chopping Onions on My Heart, published in the US under the title Always Carry Salt. and shortlisted for the Wingate Award. ## Quotes by Samantha Ellis > [“And then I realize I am the writer. I don't mean because I write. I mean because we all write our own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-ellis/and-then-i-realize-i-am-the-writer-i-don-t-mean-because-i-write-i/) Samantha Ellis [Storytelling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/storytelling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/samantha-ellis-72930_storytelling_and-then-i-realize-i-am-the-writer-i-don_1127808.jpg) > [“For a moment I have the alarming thought that maybe I want heroines so I can be their best friend and loyal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-ellis/for-a-moment-i-have-the-alarming-thought-that-maybe-i-want-heroines/) Samantha Ellis [Best friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-friend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2df/samantha-ellis-72930_best-friend_for-a-moment-i-have-the-alarming-thought_1624316.jpg) > [“...all readings are provisional, and that maybe we read heroines for what we need from them at the time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-ellis/all-readings-are-provisional-and-that-maybe-we-read-heroines-for-what/) Samantha Ellis [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/samantha-ellis-72930_books_all-readings-are-provisional-and-that-ma_1982594.jpg) > [“I wanted a love so intense it could send me into a brain fever or cause the man who loved me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-ellis/i-wanted-a-love-so-intense-it-could-send-me-into-a-brain-fever-or/) Samantha Ellis [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/885/samantha-ellis-72930_love_i-wanted-a-love-so-intense-it-could-send_2682347.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samantha-ellis/#itemlist", "name": "Samantha Ellis Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“And then I realize I am the writer. 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