Always Quote by Jason Robert Brown

I tend to write about people. I look at things from the bottom up and from the perspective of outsiders. A part of me…

— Alex Kotlowitz

I always tend to write about outsiders. And what's been fun for me is, as I travel around and visit schools, is that other…

— Kimberly Willis Holt

I write a lot about disadvantaged people, particularly vulnerable children, because I feel that that's who I was. That is familiar terrain for me.…

— Charles M. Blow

You have to be an outsider to write,

— Martin Cruz Smith

I was always an outsider, always standing outside, observing and trying to figure things out. Which is exactly what you need to do as…

— Monica Ali

I've always been interested in writing from the perspective of an outsider.

— Isaac Marion

I often felt myself to be an outsider, which is great training for all writers.

— Karen Russell

Being an outsider makes you a really good writer.

— Mitski

I write about my experiences, so a lot of times, I do write about people.

— India Arie

I write about other people's experiences from time to time.

— Gabriella Wilson

I always write from a personal place - whether it be about my friends or myself or a story that I heard.

— Sharon Van Etten

The only reason I write at all is because I am going through, and growing through, something in my life I want to share…

— Daphne Oz