Appreciation Quote by Hector Tobar

“We have so long been subject to external criticism that we don’t know how to react to internal criticism, because whereas the most enduring,…

— Foz Meadows

“It's not that [writers] are pompous jerks. We are insecure. We feel like we're fading away in this vast sea of scriveners.”

— William Browning Spencer

The idea that writing about characters of another race requires a passage through a critical gauntlet, which involves apology and self-examination of an almost…

— C.E. Morgan

Writers are greatly respected. The intelligent public is wonderfully patient with them, continues to read them, and endures disappointment after disappointment, waiting to hear…

— Saul Bellow

“I think there is a naturally subversive role that writers play in any society, simply because they are trying to use language precisely, whereas…

— Vern Rutsala

Writers in Latin America live in a reality that is extraordinarily demanding. Surprisingly, our answer to these demands protects and develops our individuality. I…

— Elena Poniatowska

“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

I think some journalists and bloggers want their articles to be clever, and the way into that is by writing nasty things. I think…

— Tom Ford

Whining writers are a hideous sight; we should really shut up, because we are lucky if we can cobble together a living from all…

— Deborah Moggach

We live in a world filled with language. Language imparts identity, meaning, and perspective to our human community. Writers are either polluters or part…

— Mary Pipher

I don't know how you feel, but I feel like writing, clarity of thought, and truth have been validated because we see what happens…

— George Saunders

“Obviously as a writer you have to reflect on why your work is provoking such hostility, because all you want to do is write…

— James Kelman