Anyway Quote by Bryce Courtenay

If anyone asks me whether I like being a popular writer, I ask them whether they think I'd rather be an unpopular writer.

— Barbara Taylor Bradford

Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow?

— Albert Einstein

Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.

— Fran Lebowitz

Writers have opinions - that, in part, is why they write. Therefore they have strong likes and dislikes.

— Frank Delaney

I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?

— Irwin Shaw

I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction, you're going to get bashed by critics.

— John Grisham

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers.

— Anonymous

I figured it is always better to be unpopular by your own choice.

— Tom Upton

The enemy of a writer is not controversy but obscurity.

— William P. Young

You have to be an extremely good reader to appreciate what a good writer is. There are some people who are completely insensitive to…

— Robert Caro

There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke and not…

— Terry McMillan

I think that most of us would prefer to be popular than unpopular.

— Desmond Tutu