Brilliant Quote by Nick McDonell

I'm not a good philanthropist yet; I'm not as good as I'd like to be... I believe very hard in luck. It's all chance;…

— Tim Minchin

The most important thing for me is that I've used my talents as a writer to enable the Ogoni people to confront their tormentors.…

— Ken Saro-Wiwa

Other people, some other writers, will win certain accolades or sell in far greater numbers than me - and I'm a legitimate best-selling author…

— James Ellroy

Writing has made me rich-not in money but in a couple hundred characters out there, whose pursuits and anguish and triumphs I've shared. I…

— Wright Morris

I need people to put a character in my hands and trust me to bring it to life and do it justice. So, I'm…

— Matthew Kane

At the end of the day I am a writer, and if I don't take care of this, no one else will.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

My great fear has always been complete and utter failure. Hence, you see, all the dispossessed people in my fiction, and why I try…

— Peter Ackroyd

I wonder why anyone would hesitate to be generous with their writing. I mean, if you really want to make a living, go to…

— Seth Godin

I hope and pray that I'll be one of those fortunate people who have many, many books to write. I don't begrudge writing. I…

— Hisham Matar

I have the fear of losing everything. At times, I get these reality checks which make me aware of what a privileged life I…

— Naga Chaitanya

But because we've all been readers, we know what the experience is like, and we hope that what certain writers have given to us,…

— Wallace Shawn

I have a very healthy appetite for good writing and good characters. Having weak writing is my biggest fear.

— Michael K. Williams