Heart Quote by Jane Yolen

Most writers write to say something about other people - and it doesn't last. Good writers write to find out about themselves - and…

— Gloria Steinem

Every writer, to some extent, writes about himself.

— Dario Argento

What writers do is they tell their own story constantly through other people's stories. They imagine other people, and those other people are carrying…

— Tobias Wolff

I think to the degree writers are serious, there is a greater tendency for them to write to themselves, because they're trying to compose…

— Marilynne Robinson

They say that every writer, they write about himself, and I think that to a certain extent that is true. But also we are…

— Jo Nesbo

All writers are autobiographical to a degree and writing about the nature of their inner life. My inner life has always been a struggle…

— Francis Levy

We write about ourselves because we know about ourselves.

— Layne Staley

I'll write about myself, or people I know, or archetypal characters, but the goal is to get at some truth, not to necessarily convey…

— Conor Oberst

I think all writers write for an audience. There is no such thing as writing for yourself.

— William S. Burroughs

Everyone's always telling themselves stories about their lives, writers or not.

— Sheila Heti

There are many people who say, 'I write for myself.' I think that if you write and publish, then you write for your readers,…

— Angeles Mastretta

I think all writers are mainly writing for themselves because I believe that most writers are writing based on a need to write. But…

— Amy Bloom