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51 Young Writers quotes by 45 unique authors

They say great themes make great novels. but what these young writers don't understand is that there is no greater theme than men and women. — John O'Hara
I've never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized. — Manuel Puig
Theater is still a medium which attracts young writers. You'd think that it would be all over by now, with television and film. But it's… — Tom Stoppard
I often think I can see it in myself and in other young writers, this desperate desire to please coupled with a kind of hostility… — David Foster Wallace
Advice to young writers wo want to get ahead without any annoying delays: don't write about Man, write about a man. — Elwyn Brooks White
Advice to young writers? Always the same advice: learn to trust our own judgment, learn inner independence, learn to trust that time will sort the… — Doris Lessing
Whenever I'm asked what advice I have for young writers, I always say that the first thing is to read, and to read a lot.… — John Green
Young writers should read books past bedtime and write things down in notebooks when they are supposed to be doing something else. — Daniel Handler
Young writers shouldn't be afraid of striving to emulate their favorites. It's a good way to learn, as long as you move on from it… — Poppy Z. Brite
I do a lot of teaching... and so I think I know how hard it is for young writers, how they have to work two… — Erica Jong
Probably the biggest temptation that young writers face is to be entertaining, to show your bag of tricks and do a bit of tap dancing.… — Teju Cole
Young writers take themselves very seriously in college. — Kyle Kinane
I always talk to young writers about when you make art in your room, you make art. And when you send it to New York… — Matthew Quick
Young writers need to be encouraged to write - just write - with no restrictions on form, style or content. — Kelley Armstrong
I would love to see young writers come out of college and know there is a possibility to be a novelist. — Pat Conroy
Young writers only take off when they find their subjects. Since almost everyone has a family and stories about family, that is often a place… — Robert Morgan
Young writers find their first audience in little magazines, and experimental writers find their only audience there. — Robert Morgan
A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is… — Ring Lardner
There are certain books that should be taken away from young writers; that should be prised out of their clutching fingers and locked away until… — Anne Enright
When young writers approach me for advice, I remind them, as gently as I can, that they are on their own, with no help available… — John Banville
Young writers often mistakenly choose a certain vein or style based on who they want to be, unconsciously trying to blot out who they actually… — Mary Karr
What is your advice to young writers?Drink, fuck and smoke plentyof cigarettes. — Hemantsmarty
They're fancy talkers about themselves, writers. If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or… — Lillian Hellman
It's a bit of a crapshoot out there with young writers right now anyway. — George Murray

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