Abstract Quote by Don DeLillo

I don't have to think too hard to keep my writing within a certain narrative thread. That happens because certain words trigger other associations…

— Luke Temple

My stories often begin with a situation or character rather than an insight about the human condition. It's always been difficult for me to…

— Karl Iagnemma

I love essays, but they're not always the best way to communicate to a larger audience.

— Chris Abani

I write any sort of rubbish which will cover the main outlines of the story, then I can begin to see it.

— Flannery O'Connor

I've always thought abstractly - through theme and variations rather than narrative.

— Robert Wilson

I write what I write in the way that I write it. I'm not being abstract, you know. I'm talking about something that, you…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

— Barbara Mertz

My style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly.

— Anita Desai

I never start with what lots of people think of as a subject or a theme. They're school words, not art words. So, writing…

— Tim Winton

I've learnt over the years to always be thinking of titles and ideas that I try to put across with just a couple of…

— Jon Hopkins

I think that, as a writer, while it's your job to construct stories, you have to navigate your way through them with your heart.

— Abi Morgan

Writing shouldn't come between the reader and what's being described. It should be as transparent as possible.

— Diana Athill