Avoided Quote by Jhumpa Lahiri

“Writers live with fear. Some writers cannot deal with the fear, and so they quit or refuse to publish. In order to write, you…

— Patrick Mcmanus

I like people a lot, but I am not comfortable in literary New York situations. There is deep anxiety and tension around success here.…

— Elizabeth Strout

“The great thing about writing fiction is that you can do whatever the fuck you want, go as far as you are willing to…

— Richard Denney

“I'm always highly irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's…

— Flannery O'Connor

I have turned away from the thought of writing fiction in the past through what I suppose is, actually, fear. The direct, raw invitation…

— Dawn French

I can't be alone among fiction writers in regarding the world, so much weirder than anything we could make up, as beating us at…

— Lionel Shriver

Fiction has always been a thorn in my side, because I've always wanted to be a writer but I can't seem to really do…

— Sufjan Stevens

I write fiction because it's a way of making statements I can disown.

— Tom Stoppard

I love writing fiction because I can totally lose myself and I get to make up the rules of the world that I'm writing.

— Roxane Gay

“If you’re not going to immerse yourself in your work as a writer then don’t write. But beware, if you’re a writer who does…

— Jason E. Hodges

“You are a writer when your overwhelming need to tell a story outweighs your fear of ridicule.”

— Julie Rodelli

In New York and L.A., there is sort of that silent competition to be on the cutting edge of something. You end up having…

— Sloane Crosley