Writer Cannot Quotes
- The writer cannot be a mere storyteller; he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot merely X-ray society’s weaknesses, its ills, its perils. He or… — Ken Saro-Wiwa
- The writer cannot expect to be excused from the task of reeducation and regeneration that must be done. In fact, he should march right in… — Chinua Achebe
- The writer cannot make the seas of distraction stand still, but he [or she] can at times come between the madly distracted and the distractions. — Saul Bellow
- The writer cannot abandon himself simply to inspiration, and feign innocence vis a vis language, because language is never innocent. — Juan Goytisolo
- In any society, the artist has a responsibility. His effectiveness is certainly limited and a painter or writer cannot change the world. But they can… — Luis Bunuel
- A good writer cannot avoid having social consciousness. I don't mean this about small pieces of writing, but about a big book. If it's a… — Marguerite Young
- Evidently there are plenty of people in journalism who have neither got what they liked nor quite grown to like what they get. They write… — Claud Cockburn
- A writer cannot put himself today in service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it. — Albert Camus