Academic Quote by Grace Paley

I write what I'm interested in.

— Lisa See

Most people, or at least most of the people that I've come into contact with, would like to be written about.

— David Sedaris

Well, my background is journalism. I don't have any creative-writing experience except for one class I took as a sophomore in college.

— Dave Eggers

I'm very interested in writing - it just takes so much discipline, whether it's short stories or novels.

— Conor Oberst

I've been trying to write. I also spent a lot of time on different campuses, in conversation, helping other writers. That's what I do:…

— Junot Diaz

I know well enough that very few people who are supposedly interested in writing are interested in writing well. They are interested in publishing…

— Flannery O'Connor

I think anyone can write about anything that they have knowledge of and exposure to.

— Neal Brennan

I really am a very research-oriented writer.

— Eric Kripke

I am not much of a researcher as a novelist; I write mainly from experience.

— Mohsin Hamid

I really want to write, and it's the only thing I'm good at.

— Christopher Markus

I read, therefore I'm interested in writers.

— Philip Kaufman

I end up writing about all kinds of things. I never make an attempt to write about anything in particular. I don't have a…

— Tracy Chapman