America Quote by Mark Haddon

The thing about American writers is that, as a group, they get stuck in the same idea: that we're a continent and the world…

— Sam Shepard

I've always tried to write about America. It's very worth a writer's effort.

— John Updike

There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me to add…

— Chinua Achebe

America has had much more respect for its writers because they had to define what America was. America wasn't sure what it was.

— Martin Amis

The wonderful thing about being an American writer is you've got this vastness to draw from.

— David Means

If you just sit there, and you're a writer, you're bound to write crap. A lot of American writing is crap. And a lot…

— Jamaica Kincaid

I'm not sure I can write about America for the same reason I'm not sure I can write about adults - I have no…

— Meg Rosoff

We have to think bigger as writers. We have to try and change the world.

— Larry Kramer

Curiously, the United States is full of writers who have one big work in their life and that's all.

— Irwin Shaw

By ignoring a lot of American culture you can write more interesting stories. Unfortunately, if you were writing about America as it is, you'd…

— Richard Russo

I certainly think I'll end up writing about America in some form. I've taken plenty of notes. I like America very much.

— Helen Fielding

It's the tradition of American writers getting away in order to see the country - to get a better view.

— Laurie Anderson