Firsts Quote by Lena Waithe

I think, as writers, our first responsibility is to writing an honest story. Tell the story you want to tell, without pulling your punches.

— Lynn Coady

Your only responsibility as a writer is to be true to the story that has chosen you as its writer.

— Jean Little

As a writer, my only responsibility is to tell a compelling story.

— Jay Asher

The job of a storyteller is to tell stories, and I have concentrated on that obligation.

— James A. Michener

The first job of a writer is to be honest.

— Irvine Welsh

This is not necessarily the answer people want, but ultimately, I think writing is an amoral process. Your ultimate responsibility is to the truth…

— Lynn Coady

If you’re a writer, your first duty, a duty you owe to yourself and your readers, and to your writing itself, is to become…

— Theodora Goss

First and foremost, you want to be truthful as a storyteller.

— Terence Winter

I think you have an obligation to share what you know as a writer.

— David Guterson

Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.

— Iris Chang

A writer's job is to tell the truth.

— Andy Rooney

Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I'm not sure that there…

— Neil Gaiman