Because Quote by Chang-Rae Lee

Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be…

— Natalie Goldberg

Writers are just like other people, except slightly more obsessed.

— John Banville

One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just…

— Terry Pratchett

Writing is putting one's obsessions in order.

— Jean Grenier

You know how sometimes you meet writers that are so full of themselves? They feel really proud that they wrote something . But what…

— Sandra Cisneros

Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and…

— Julianna Baggott

I know a lot of writers who tell me they 'always' knew how to read. They can't remember a time before reading. And those…

— Kameron Hurley

People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people…

— Karin Slaughter

There's only one common element that united every writer I've admired... they're all incredibly well-read.

— Steve Toltz

Writers serve as the memory of a people. They chew over our public past.

— Annie Dillard

“The writer’s obsessions are twofold. First, communicate their thoughts onto paper with a great degree of precision in order accurately to express everything that…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

I'm in an odd place right now in New York where I routinely get trashed by every daily drama critic and have a few…

— Tony Kushner