Essayists Quote by Richard Turner

I'm a novelist, not a social scientist or a commentator.

— Rachel Cusk

Someone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time in essays.

— Karl Kraus

I am a better novelist than a poet, playwright, or essayist.

— Jose Saramago

One cannot dictate an aphorism to a typist. It would take too long.

— Karl Kraus

I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker.

— Gwendolyn Brooks

I really consider myself a writer, and a writer who is sometimes a social critic. I'm not an ideologue, I don't join a party.…

— Anne Roiphe

I'm a writer more than I am a talker.

— Wendell Berry

I have a Twitter, but I'm not a tweeter... if that really makes sense.

— Kiernan Shipka

I'm a huge Tweeter.

— Brad Goreski

I'm a better talker than writer.

— Jesse Ventura

I'm a prolific tweeter. It allows me to respond to the news of the day or comment on something Jacob Rees-Mogg has said on…

— David Lammy

I am a social realist writer.

— Jed Mercurio