Erudite Quote by Guy Davenport

An erudite is someone who displays less than he knows; a journalist or consultant the opposite.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“People have an idea of what writers are: crazy; intellectual; moody; slightly more interesting than other people. Sometimes you just have to throw a…

— Alistair Cross

Any writer who pretends to a disaffection for recognition, I think they're being duplicitous.

— Harlan Ellison

A writer, or a beginning writer, is faced by the huge walls of self-consciousness. Most people think, "What if I say the wrong thing?…

— Richard Bach

“Writers have a well-deserved reputation for being eccentric. Everything you've heard is true.”

— Sara Sheridan

“When dealing with writers it breaks down like this: a regular writer is your average everyday megalomaniac. Like every artist, there's a part of…

— Hannah Strom-Martin

“To put an arrogant 'famous' writer in his place: pretend to be illiterate.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

People make interesting assumptions about the profession. The writer is a mysterious figure, wandering lonely as a cloud, fired by inspiration, or perhaps a…

— Sara Sheridan

“One of the most enjoyable parts of being a writer is being able to take the darker side of human nature and explore it…

— Dawn Goodwin

“Your whole duty as a writer is to please and satisfy yourself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one. Start…

— E.B. White

“Writers are, as a profession, nothing if not eccentric.”

— Sara Sheridan

“We journalists love writing about eccentrics. We hate writing about impenetrable, boring people. It makes us look bad: the duller the interviewee, the duller…

— Jon Ronson