Brooklyn Quote by Colson Whitehead

I get invited to do panels with other Brooklyn writers to discuss what it's like to be a writer in Brooklyn. I expect it's…

— Colson Whitehead

I've never thought about the con of living in New York as a writer. Because I always think, Oh, what fun to be around…

— Victoria Chang

Brooklyn is kind of my writer's retreat.

— Tracy K. Smith

New York is great for writers insofar as you can pay someone to bring you food, to take your washing out and bring it…

— Nick Laird

I spend a lot of time writing in New York.

— Keren Ann

A lot of writers choose to live in New York, partly because of the literary culture here, and partly because Brooklyn's a pretty nice…

— Chad Harbach

I always write well in New York.

— David Bowie

The thing about living in New York as a writer is that you hit that age where it feels like everyone has a book…

— Mary H.K. Choi

Practically everybody in New York has half a mind to write a book, and does.

— Groucho Marx

A lot of people who are passionate about digital or publishing, they either want to be in New York or Brooklyn.

— Maria Rodale

I think New York is a good place to write in general because it's a grid. It's organized. You know where you are on…

— Alex Turner

I have very specific advice for aspiring writers: go to New York. And if you can't go to New York, go to the place…

— Walter Kirn