Inspiration Quote by Cecil Murphey

Write what you know. Write what you don't know. But most of all, write what you'd rather not know.

— Sam Lipsyte

Write about what you don't know about what you know.

— Eudora Welty

Don't write about what you know - write about what you're interested in. Don't write about yourself - you aren't as interesting as you…

— Tracy Chevalier

People say to write about what you know. I'm here to tell you, no one wants to read that, cos you don't know anything.…

— Toni Morrison

You write about what you know, and you write about what you want to know.

— Joyce Maynard

'Write what you know' works, but it's limiting. Write what fascinates you. Write what you can't stop thinking about.

— Brian Koppelman

I disagree with the advice of 'write about what you know.' Write about what you need to know, in an effort to understand.

— Donald Windham

Write about what you know, that's what I say.

— Josh Widdicombe

Write about something you don't know. And don't be scared, ever.

— Toni Morrison

People say, write what you know, but it's really, write about what obsesses you. Write about what you're thinking about all the time.

— Meg Wolitzer

Don't write what you know. Write what you love. That's what will keep you writing.

— Chris Humphreys

Write from what you know into what you don't know.

— Grace Paley