Affected Quote by Virginia Hamilton

The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.

— Jerzy Kosinski

There were many times in my initial days as a writer when I had felt the need to talk to someone, to leverage on…

— Ravi Subramanian

“I don't write so that people will understand me, I write because I know they don't. And, I can't help feeling like I should…

— Thurman P. Banks Jr

“I aspire to be an inspirer, not a mentor. As such it would be fulfilling to know that someone read what I wrote and…

— Gloria D. Gonsalves

They may recognize themselves in what you're writing, and then they have to say, "Well, she doesn't see me as I see myself." All…

— Vivian Gornick

“There is nothing like the moment you connect with a reader! Nothing like the response that you get when what you have written touches…

— Dani Harper

“When authors write from personal experiences,straight from the heart,it touches the readers. Their work speaks out to all who read it,and most of the…

— Nina Jean Slack

“In the very act of writing I felt pleased with what I did. There was the pleasure of having words come to me, and…

— Tobias Wolff

It's very special that I can go through things - and write them down and record them - and so many people can relate.…

— Jorja Smith

If I could say anything to aspiring writers, it's to keep your own counsel, first and foremost.

— Elizabeth Berg

Writing about people helps us to understand them, and understanding them helps us to accept them as part of ourselves.

— Alice Walker

“I think that it's only natural that readers become writers. You can only learn so much before you have to share it with others.”

— Geary Davis