Commentary Quote by John Shirley

I'm interested in social commentary.

— Kathryn Bigelow

“In the real world, writing is not artificially separated into specific discourses. It is blended for effect.”

— Kelly Gallagher

I don't have the notion that everybody has to write in some single academic style

— Clifford Geertz

I love discussing the ins and outs of the collaborative nature of writing.

— Jim Rash

Writers write. That's all it is. It is as simple, and as complex, as that.

— Stephen King

I'm a writer, and the subject is less important than the act of writing itself.

— Jess Walter

How rare it is to come across a piece of writing that is unambiguous, unqualified, and also unblurred by understatements or subtleties, and yet…

— Eric Hoffer

“Literacy isn't just about reading, writing, and comprehension. It's about culture, professionalism, and social outlook.”

— Taylor Ellwood

“Writing requires a prolong period of academic education supplemented by studiously scrutinizing society and its customs. Writers also analyze their own nature and physical…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Writing seems to be the only profession people imagine you can do by thinking about doing it.

— Anna Quindlen

“academic writing is a process of making intelligent choices, not of following rigid rules.”

— Helen Sword

I do think that part of literature's job is to comment on and participate in the social issues of the time.

— Linda Sue Park