Writer Quotes

4019 quotes by 2228 authors

I don't think of myself as a metafictional writer at all. I think of myself as a classic writer, a realist writer, who tends to… — Paul Auster
I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn't think I could do anything else. So… — Paul Auster
A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit. — Richard Bach
You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer. — Margaret Atwood
I think an artist, in my definition of that word, would not be someone who takes sides with the emperor against his powerless subjects. That's… — Chinua Achebe
I'm a practised writer now. But when I began, I had no idea what this was going to be. I just knew that there was… — Chinua Achebe
A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer. — Dean Acheson
Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud. — Wystan Hugh Auden
In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be unfaithful to him as often as they like, but he… — Wystan Hugh Auden
The book that convinced me I wanted to be a writer was 'Crime and Punishment'. I put the thing down after reading it in a… — Paul Auster
The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be… — Russell Baker
Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent. — James A. Baldwin
I want to be an honest man and a good writer. — James A. Baldwin
The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody, in another sense, and at the same time, he needs… — James A. Baldwin
I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around. — Christian Bale
As a writer, it's fun to create. And once you get into a long-running show with very established characters and a very established tone and… — Alan Ball
Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at… — Bryan Adams
As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a… — Iain Banks
For almost anyone who chooses to be a writer, since so very few writers are able to learn a living from their work that is… — Russell Banks
I wanted to be a film and television writer and producer. — Tyra Banks

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