You go to New York or L.A., and every waiter wants to be a writer, director or actor. But there's a common thread: everybody wants to do it... →
Gillian Alexy
The hard necessity of bringing the judge on the bench down into the dock has been the peculiar responsibility of the writer in all ages of man.
Nelson Algren
I was always an outsider, always standing outside, observing and trying to figure things out. Which is exactly what you need to do as a writer, I... →
Monica Ali
People always want to identify a writer with their protagonist.
I don't think I would be a writer if I had stayed in Chile. I would be trapped in the chores, in the family, in the person that people expected... →
Isabel Allende
Unfortunately for my family, they have a writer in the family.
I'm still very blunt: If you want to be a writer, get a day job. The fact that I have actually been able to make a living at it is astonishing.
Dorothy Allison
If somebody gave you several thousand dollars and nothin' to do but write, would you be a writer then? Would you tell your stories, your... →
As the years went by I became a writer and illustrator, although exclusively of fantasies.
Chris Van Allsburg
I learned to be a regional writer by reading people like Flannery O'Connor. She was a huge influence.
David Almond