About Quote by Per Petterson

I write about families. That is who we are.

— Per Petterson

I write a lot about disadvantaged people, particularly vulnerable children, because I feel that that's who I was. That is familiar terrain for me.…

— Charles M. Blow

I like to think that I'm one of the few people in public life who write their own material. I write every word. And…

— Ed Koch

I try to write about things, places, events, and phenomena I know about personally. That helps make the novels more genuine.

— Lincoln Child

It's exciting for people to define who they are in relation to what I write - whether it be by loving or hating it.

— Alanis Morissette

I write about my experiences, so a lot of times, I do write about people.

— India Arie

I don't know enough about the lower classes to write about them. I don't feel with them, and that could be regarded as a…

— Louis Auchincloss

To call someone like me a writer-activist suggests that it's not the job of a writer to write about the society in which they…

— Arundhati Roy

Largely I write from life. ... I write from what happens to me. Mostly about love. People notice the other stuff more but I…

— David Crosby

I do a lot of writing about my family.

— Katey Sagal

I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement. Yes, I'm a writer, but I live in this world, and my…

— Jose Saramago

I write because I actually enjoy writing. It's a plus and a fringe benefit that, you know, I can actually provide for my family…

— Ne-Yo