The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century. E. L. Doctorow centurymakereason Change image and share on social
The writer knows his own worth, and to be overvalued can confuse and destroy him as an artist. Charles R. Jackson artistconfusedestroy Change image and share on social
The writer may very well serve a movement of history as its mouthpiece, but he cannot of course create it. Karl Marx createhistorymouthpiece Change image and share on social
The writer must be a participant in the scene... like a film director who writes his own scripts, does his own camera work, and somehow manages to film himself in action, as the protagonist or at least the main character. Hunter S. Thompson actioncameracharacter share on social
The writer must be a transcendent, not immanent, deity. Dave Morris deityimmanenttranscendent Change image and share on social
The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true. John Steinbeck holdillusionimportant Change image and share on social
The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live and write for the purpose of making money. Karl Marx earnlivemake Change image and share on social
The writer must face the fact that ordinary lives are what most people live most of the time, and that the novel as a narration of the fantastic and the adventurous is really an escapist plot; that aesthetically, the ordinary, the banal, is what you must deal with. John Updike adventurousaestheticallybanal share on social
The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or her own point of view. If he or she doesn't have a personal point of view, it's impossible to be a creator. Manuel Puig creatorimpossibleinternal Change image and share on social
The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels. Simone de Beauvoir deaddisturbnovelty Change image and share on social
