Art Quote by Nicole Krauss

“My characters were...rebelling against something...My own bad writing. I wouldn't do for my characters what they needed for me to do - be courageous…

— John Scalzi

“Most of all, I think it was the novels that saved me from submission. I was young, but the first tiny, meek beginnings of…

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

“Writers, to my way of thinking, are no more free in their choices than most people. Our material chooses us; certain things engage us,…

— Tobias Wolff

“I am nowhere near as brave as people believe me to be. As a writer, armed with words, I can do anything, but when…

— Roxane Gay

“Is it the freedom of characters in fiction that we find so inspiring, or the way that freedom transforms them?”

— Marc Levy

“I must not get ahead of myself. If I do not narrate the events of my life with rigor and harmony, I will lose…

— Isabel Allende

“So I forced myself to step out of my comfort zone and go out and connect with people. I realised that no one knew…

— Charlotte Eriksson

“I am willing to admit that it was somewhat foolish of me to have not prepared myself for the sacrifice of stability required by…

— Jeremy Scott Blaustein

“I didn't stand for anything. If I wanted to matter - even just to myself - I would have to be less free, by…

— David Foster Wallace

“Slowly I discovered that writing was my way of coping with chaos and my cry of freedom, my homage to beauty. Because stories have…

— Vittorio Vandelli

“A hero is not only a brave individual, but a brave individual that dares to be different.”

— Keely Barton

“I do not say that I could never be persuaded to sacrifice my reputation to passion- only that it would take a great deal.”

— Jude Morgan