Function Quote by Dani Shapiro

I'm an introverted sort of writer.

— Will Kimbrough

Most of the writers I know are weird hybrids. There's a strong streak of egomania coupled with extreme shyness. Writing's kind of like exhibitionism…

— David Foster Wallace

I find myself very, very happy to be a weird writer.

— Anonymous

Hardly anybody ever writes anything nice about introverts. Extroverts rule. This is rather odd when you realise that about nineteen writers out of twenty…

— Anonymous

I have a curious background for someone who turns out to be a writer.

— Jerry Spinelli

Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert.

— Paula Cole

“Writers are introverts that know how to talk.”

— Ksenia Anske

Writing is a tribute to solitude. It is choosing introversion over extroversion, lonely hours/days/weeks/years over fun and sociability.

— Elif Safak

I am shy and self-conscious and awkward, so I think that's why I became a writer.

— Michiko Kakutani

A writer needs a life of introspection.

— Tom Robbins

I'm always fascinated by why a person becomes a writer.

— Adriana Trigiani

“People have an idea of what writers are: crazy; intellectual; moody; slightly more interesting than other people. Sometimes you just have to throw a…

— Alistair Cross