Writers really live in the mind and in hotels of the soul. Edna O'Brien hotellivemind Change image and share on social
Writers rush in where publishers fear to tread and where translators fear to tread. Guillermo Cabrera Infante fearpublisherrush Change image and share on social
Writers say many true things about their own experiences with publicity and promotion. Teresa Nielsen Hayden experiencepromotionpublicity Change image and share on social
Writers seem to me to be people who need to retire from social life and do a lot of thinking about what's happened - almost to calm themselves. Helen Garner calmhappenlife Change image and share on social
Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy or ill, never make mistakes and always count their change when it is handed to them. Catherine Drinker Bowen changecharacterchoose Change image and share on social
Writers should be applauded for their ability to make things up. Emma Donoghue abilityapplaudmake Change image and share on social
Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard. Daphne du Maurier hearreadwriter Change image and share on social
Writers should be read but not seen. Rarely are they a winsome sight. Edna Ferber rarelyreadsight Change image and share on social
Writers should provoke disagreement. V. S. Naipaul disagreementprovokewriter Change image and share on social
Writers shouldn't have lives that are interesting. It gets in the way of your work. Salman Rushdie interestlivework Change image and share on social
