Good writers Quote by Eudora Welty

Writers, all the good ones, are Natural Born Liars.

— Daniel Keys Moran

Good writing is about telling the truth.

— Anne Lamott

I suppose all writers are crazy, but if they are any good, I believe they have a terrible honesty.

— Raymond Chandler

The secret of good writing is telling the truth.

— Gordon Lish

There are good writers and bad writers. It's hard to find writers who really speak to you, but the work is out there.

— Colson Whitehead

There is no such thing as a good writer and a bad liar.

— Amy Bloom

Writers don't have to keep themselves honest. They have to keep themselves accurate.

— John Metcalf

Writers tell more truths, and more lies, than most.

— Mason Cooley

I write fiction, there's no guarantee that what I say is truthful.

— Steve Toltz

Writers are damned liars. Every single one of them.

— Jennifer Donnelly

Actors are good liars; writers are good liars with good memories.

— Daniel Keys Moran

If a writer is convinced that he is honest, then it is very difficult for him to be a bad writer.

— Primo Levi