Books Quote by Jesmyn Ward

I started writing because I got so frustrated that there weren't enough plays that had roles for young black women in them.

— Katori Hall

It's important to tell the story you're telling in the right way, which might involve black people or people of whatever heritage or ethnicity…

— Ethan Coen

I had a lot of different reasons for writing the book, but at its core was the desire to write for black teenage girls…

— Tomi Adeyemi

I didn't want to write a 'black' book because black characters are a tough sell.

— Christopher Priest

I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers.

— Katori Hall

I wanted to portray very, very dark subject matter and a deceptively complex story in the brightest colours and simplest lines possible to leave…

— Mark Millar

I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live…

— Anonymous

In my time since moving to the United States, I've found that there is a dearth of great writing for black people. There are…

— David Oyelowo

My first two novels were very black comedies.

— Hilary Mantel

It's got a lot more room for nuance and an assumption that people have started from the beginning. 'Bloodline' ends up being like a…

— Ben Mendelsohn

The plot is not very important to me, though a novel must have one, of course. It's just a line to hang the washing…

— Ivy Compton-Burnett

“Are you kidding me?' Shan asked, slightly drunk, slightly dramatic, and now sitting yoga style on the floor. 'You can't write an honest novel…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie