Writers like to feel sorry for themselves, which is easy to do in private, but when called on to feel sorry for ourselves in social situations, we will often do so by sharing terrible book tour stories. Jonathan Dee bookcalleasy share on social
Writers like to write, and writing in different forms - short, long, bite-sized, done on the fly, done with painstaking attention - all interest me. Susan Orlean attentionbitefly Change image and share on social
Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone. John Updike bloomdaredecay Change image and share on social
Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean. Mason Cooley writer Change image and share on social
Writers must... take care of the sensibility that houses the possibility of poems. Mary Oliver carehousepoem Change image and share on social
Writers need to be tough. This is not for the weak of will. And we have to realize that, yeah, it's never good enough. It's not like fixing a car where it's precise and we know what the end result will be definitively. David Morrell cardefinitivelyend share on social
Writers never feel comfortable having labels attached to them, however accurate they are. Jonathan Coe accurateattachcomfortable Change image and share on social
Writers never get a very good deal in Hollywood. Richard O'Brien dealgoodhollywood Change image and share on social
Writers, not psychiatrists, are the true interpreters of the human mind and heart, and we have been at it for a very long time. Florence King hearthumaninterpreter Change image and share on social
Writers now are putting total faith in designers at Apple and Amazon. It's almost like a race-car driver having no input into how cars are designed. Jonathan Safran Foer amazonapplecar Change image and share on social
