Writers are nosy people; we are endlessly curious: we ask questions when we shouldn't - we peek around corners when we are least expected. Ann Turner cornercuriousendlessly Change image and share on social
Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake. E. L. Doctorow bookcomposecomposition Change image and share on social
Writers are not obliged to deal with current events, but it happens that the big story of our times - the al-Qaida attacks on New York and the Pentagon, and the subsequent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - is being told in some of the greatest books of our time. Geoff Dyer afghanistanattackbig share on social
Writers are notoriously unable to know about themselves. Faulkner thought 'The Fable' was his best novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald liked 'Tender Is the Night,' an experimental novel. Joyce Carol Oates experimentalfablefaulkner Change image and share on social
Writers are often alone when they work. Hours pass in silence as one long moment; light fades as day turns back to face the coming night. Simon Van Booy backcomeday Change image and share on social
Writers are outsiders. Even when we seem like insiders, we're outsiders. We have to be. Our noses pressed to the glass, we notice everything. We mull and interpret. We store away clues, details that may be useful to us later. Dani Shapiro cluedetailglass share on social
Writers are people who put pen to paper every day. Richard Russo daypaperpen Change image and share on social
