Writers are essential. Readers are essential. Publishers are not. J. A. Konrath essentialpublisherreader Change image and share on social
Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one. Len Deighton answeraskbook Change image and share on social
Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there. Beverly Cleary goodpluckwriter Change image and share on social
Writers are historians, too. It is in literature that the greater truths about a people and their past are found. F. Sionil Jose findgreathistorian Change image and share on social
Writers are in control of editing processes - making a sentence better, cutting out a paragraph. But the initial outpouring has very little to do with conscious control or manipulation. Siri Hustvedt consciouscontrolcut Change image and share on social
Writers are in the entertainment business, and it gives me lots of pleasure to entertain my readers. Brian Lumley businessentertainentertainment Change image and share on social
Writers are just like other people, except slightly more obsessed. John Banville obsesspeopleslightly Change image and share on social
Writers are lampposts and critics are dogs. Ask lampposts what they think about dogs. Does the dog hurt the lamppost? Paulo Coelho criticdoghurt Change image and share on social
Writers are like eremites or anchorites - natural-born eremites or anchorites - who seem puzzled as to why they went up the pole or into the cave in the first place. Joy Williams anchoritebearcave Change image and share on social
Writers are magpies by nature, always collecting shiny things, storing them away and looking for connections of things. John Connolly collectconnectionmagpie Change image and share on social
