Writerly Quotes
- Sometimes a flat-footed sentence is what serves, so you don't get all writerly: 'He opened the door.' There, it's open. — Amy Hempel
- The logic: Reading is a private pursuit, one that often takes place behind closed doors. A young lady might retreat with a book, might even… — Siri Hustvedt
- I just want to be told a story, and I want to believe I'm living that story, and I don't give a thought to influences… — Anne Tyler
- People used to expect literary novels to deepen the experience of living; now they are happy with any sustained display of writerly cleverness. — Brian Reynolds
- I don't do all that well in the writerly world. I'm happier being outside the flow. — Nicholson Baker
- My style is colloquial storytelling. It's the way we tell stories to one another - it's not writerly, it's not overdone. — James Patterson
- You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary-type crafted stories.… — Chuck Palahniuk
- I would trade any writerly success if it would mean my children would be happy. — Mary Gordon