Ethics Quote by Libba Bray

I think writers are a lot like lawyers. We feed off the misfortunes of people, even ourselves.

— Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Writers are the moral purifiers of the culture. We may not be pure ourselves but we must tell the truth, which is a purifying…

— Rita Mae Brown

There are so many different types of writers. It's just sheer coincidence that they're all called writers.

— Renata Adler

I wonder if these editors, why they're not writers sometimes, because they know so much about writing.

— Hampton Fancher

I think writers write for their consciences, they write for their own true audiences, for their souls.

— Mo Yan

I think writers are not only writers, they are also citizens.

— Chinua Achebe

Writers are just like other people, except slightly more obsessed.

— John Banville

I've imparted that philosophy to the writers, but some of them look stuff up while some don't. Same with the editors, directors and actors.…

— Vince Gilligan

Novelists are no more moral or certain than anybody else; we are ideologically adrift, and if we are any good then our writing will…

— Andrew O'Hagan

Writers are interesting people, but often mean and petty.

— Lillian Hellman

I have known a handful of producers who actually were equal or superior to the writers with whom they worked. These producers were a…

— Ben Hecht

There are two kinds of writers: hustlers and sanctimonious hustlers.

— Edward Hoagland