Amount Quote by Fran Lebowitz

The best fame is a writer's fame. It's enough to get a table at a good restaurant, but not enough to get you interrupted…

— Fran Lebowitz

A lot of writers and artists are like chefs who eat their own cooking in the kitchen and then deliver an empty plate with…

— Peter Schjeldahl

All serious writers want the obvious rewards: fame, money, women, love -- and most of all, an audience!

— Edward Abbey

Fame isn't healthy for a writer.

— Kent Haruf

Most people who seek attention and regard by announcing that they're writing a novel are actually so devoid of narrative talent that they can't…

— Paul Fussell

I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in.

— Augusten Burroughs

Unfortunately many young writers are more concerned with fame than with their own work... It's much more important to write than to be written…

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Today there are millions of people making stuff and putting it into the world: that's become part of our identity and it shouldn't be…

— David Karp

Fame means absolutely nothing except a good table at a restaurant.

— Eileen Atkins

I don't think there is anything good about fame. 'Tables in restaurants.' People say that but, then again, why don't you just call the…

— Jodie Foster

Without writers, none of the entertainment would exist. It starts with writers. Writers are the most important piece of the entire puzzle.

— Hill Harper

There's a lot about being "A Writer" that has nothing to do with writing. That's one thing I've discovered. You've got to meet with…

— Augusten Burroughs