Able Quote by Tom Robbins

I hope to keep writing journalism as long as I write fiction; it's afforded me such amazing adventures and opportunities. It does take a…

— Jennifer Egan

My intent was to gain experience for fiction I eventually hoped to write. But there's no question I was drawn in by the hope…

— Tom Rachman

I obviously prefer writing novels but I take my journalism very seriously, and I enjoy doing it between novels. It gives me an opportunity…

— Mordecai Richler

Fiction is my deepest love, but I love journalism, too. It keeps me thinking vigorously, and it reminds me that there is a world…

— Jennifer Egan

For me, the best journalism is usually the best storytelling, and the best stories are those of real people.

— Jason Rezaian

journalism was for me more than a business or a profession. It was a way of living, of experiencing the world even as I…

— Andrea Mitchell

I love writing journalism because it's all over in two hours and comes straight off the top of the head. Writing novels is soooooo…

— Rachel Johnson

I went into journalism in a grandiose way. I thought maybe I'd do a little journalism whilst I write the great novel of all…

— Neal Ascherson

I got in journalism for any number of reasons, not least because it's so much fun. Journalism should be in the business of putting…

— David Remnick

I think journalism is useful training for a writer in the way it takes the preciousness out of the pragmatic side of the craft.

— Kevin Barry

Since I was a graduate student, I've done a lot of journalism on the side, for The Village Voice, The Nation etc. And my…

— Rob Nixon

I like being involved in the lighter side of journalism because it serves a purpose, and it's fun. And I can keep my opinions…

— Eleanor Mondale