Writing Quote by Olaf Stapledon

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.

— Albert Camus

“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilisation from destroying itself." (Interview, New York Post Magazine , September 14, 1958)”

— Bernard Malamud

“He has discovered the truths that keep writers chained to their desks: the primacy of the inner life and the sheer exhilaration of creating…

— Barbara Klein Moss

“Literature matters because it is how humanity, with all its losses and joys, can become a work of art.”

— Lisa C. Taylor

“Story of civilization starts with reading, and story of creativity starts with writing”

— Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi

Intellectuals of [Albert] Camus' age who had previously disliked him now appreciate him. And at that point we come back to literature, and it's…

— Catherine Camus

What good is a writer if he can't destroy literature? And us... what good are we if we don't help as much as we…

— Julio Cortazar

“The ultimate goal of any writer is to explore the lightest and darkest aspects of being. If a writer accomplishes this task, the work…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“Being a writer is an important job because we bring emotion and imagination into a world filled with endless, inane chatter.”

— Jennifer Probst

“Writing is a way of remaking the world, both for the writer and reader.”

— Mark Rubinstein

The transaction between writer and reader is human civilization's most dazzling feat, yet it's such a part of our lives that it's, well, prosaic.

— Patricia T. O'Conner

“A writer's life and work are not a gift to humankind; they are its necessity.”

— Toni Morrison