Hoboken Quote by George Saunders

Every writer knows that when you're imitating somebody - you know, you're sounding like Faulkner - you're doing pretty good, but your life in…

— George Saunders

I don't write under the ghost of Faulkner. I live in the same town and find his life and work inspiring, but that's it.…

— Barry Hannah

The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.

— François-René de Chateaubriand

If you find yourself imitating another writer, that doesn't have to be a bad thing, especially if you are a young or a new…

— Poppy Z. Brite

Faulkner is a really important figure in southern literature. I wrestle with him and his legacy every time I sit down and write a…

— Jesmyn Ward

In undergraduate classes, I often see writers who are still simply imitating. I mean, we all imitate - that's how we learn to speak…

— Leni Zumas

I think that when you're writing fiction what you're doing is reflecting life as you see it, and putting down how you think and…

— Helen Fielding

Never hesitate to imitate another writer - every person learning a craft or an art needs models. Eventually you'll find your own voice and…

— William Zinsser

Most writers have been influenced by Faulkner.

— Louise Erdrich

It's too easy to unconsciously echo another novelist's voice while reading fiction, a habit of mimicry I probably picked up as a musician.

— Greg Iles

The original writer is not he who does not imitate others, but he who can be imitated by none

— Anonymous

It's weird, like, my life has always imitated art, and my art has always imitated life.

— Sebastian Bach