Century Quote by Rebecca Miller

I think writer is a word without gender, and a good writer observes, absorbs, hopefully empathizes then translates that into character and story. You…

— Nora Roberts

I never thought of myself as either a woman or a man. I thought of myself as a person who was born to a…

— Marguerite Young

I just think of myself as a writer. Yes, I'm a woman. And I'm a writer. The main challenge is that I like to…

— Jenny Han

The female experience is different from that of the male, and if, as a male writer, you cannot accept that basic premise, then you…

— Greg Rucka

Perhaps, all writers walk such a line. In general - as we all do in our dreams - I believe I put something of…

— Rose Tremain

I approach writing female characters the same why I approach writing male characters. I never think I'm writing about women, I think I'm writing…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

I don't care whether they're men or women, that's bullshit. A good writer can get into any gender, can get into any mouth. When…

— Patti Smith

I think of myself in a continuum as a woman. Two hundred years ago, it would have been very difficult for me to write…

— Jeanette Winterson

I love writing about men. To get by in the world you have to know how men think. Not that all guys think alike,…

— Bonnie Jo Campbell

When you decide 'to be a writer,' you don't have the faintest idea of what the work is like. When you begin, you write…

— Philip Roth

For writers, you just have to have the ability to not restrict your imagination. Men can write about women; women can write about men.…

— Mike O'Malley

I believe writers need to be chameleons, or like Meryl Streep, who can play all sorts of characters. A good writer should be able…

— Marisha Pessl