Authority Quote by Maria Semple

Novelists have to be adept at controlling the flow of information, and, most crucially, they have to be in charge of the narrative.

— Ian Mcewan

Great writers zealously learn the craft of their profession so they can release the power and the depth of their imagination and experience.

— Leonard Bishop

A lot of the job that one has to do as a writer is to protect the thing that doesn't match the world.

— Kay Ryan

“We have our responsibilities as readers and even our importance. The standards we raise and the judgments we pass steal in the air and…

— Virginia Woolf

Writers are so important.

— Adam Driver

Somehow, some way, incredibly enough, good writing ultimately gets recognized. If you're a really good writer and deserve that honored position, then by God,…

— Rod Serling

At the end of the day, I think the only way to do the kind of job a writer does is push everything aside…

— Marc Guggenheim

Writing is probably the least glamorous profession there is. This doesn't change when you become an author.

— Rebecca Serle

A writer should care about one thing - the language. To write well - that is his duty. That is his only duty.

— Joseph Brodsky

A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.

— Irwin Shaw

Writers who do great work must be coddled and encouraged.

— Ben Domenech

Writing is such a powerful tool. I believe everyone should be writing.

— Firoozeh Dumas