Citizens Quote by Doris Lessing

Writers are given the responsibility of sight. I think that the whole burden, responsibility and beauty of the gift forces us to construct our…

— Alexis De Veaux

The novelist helps us to see things we might not notice otherwise.

— Madeleine L'Engle

A great novelist must open the reader's heart, allow the reader to remember the vastness and glory -- and shame and shabbiness -- of…

— Carolyn See

I think the purpose of the writer is to help us see. The writer is someone who can perhaps have the joy of helping…

— Eduardo Galeano

There's the public self that we present to the outer world. There's the private self, which maybe takes more time to access. But ultimately,…

— Laura van den Berg

“Writers help summon people to a vision of human betterment...They create an awareness not just to things as they are, but as they ought…

— Lilian Gafni

For obviously the advantage for most writers is that no one sees them. The writer is invisible, which confers power.

— Joyce Carol Oates

Writing is a way of sharing our humanity.

— William McIlvanney

I believe a writer's most important skill lies in being able to see things from different perspectives.

— Patrick Rothfuss

“Literature enables us to see our world and ourselves more clearly, to understand our lives more fully.”

— Kylene Beers & Robert E. Probst

The ability to be present with every single person and engage was a great model for me of the work that a writer needs…

— Sandra Cisneros

We're always observing, and we're cautious people. We really want attention, but at the same time, we're ashamed of wanting attention. All those bizarre…

— Min Jin Lee