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Whether he be an original or a plagiarist, man is the novelist of himself.

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

Man is a transitory being, and his designs must partake of the imperfections their author.

— Samuel Johnson

A writer turns his life into material, and if you’re in his life, he uses yours, too.

— Walter Kirn

“A story is a letter the author writes to himself”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The treasure of a writer is to maintain their own style.

— Andrea Hirata

“As a journalist, he always felt a sense of commitment not only to the piece he had written, but to the individual, event, or…

— Bandi

“A writer must find his own grain, way, bent. ...He aspires to create new and original works. His way is alone. If he succumbs…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

A writer wants something more than money for his work: he wants permanence.

— A. A. Milne

A writer is a maker, not a man of action: his private life is of no concern to anybody but himself, his family and…

— W. H. Auden

Everything a man writes about himself is instructive.

— John Glassco

“You know what a publisher is? He’s a failed writer whose father was rich enough that he’s able to appropriate other people’s talents.”

— Joël Dicker