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Writer Quotes (page 87)

We play at believing ourselves imortal. We delude oursleves in the appraisal of our own works and in our perpetual misappraisal of the works of others. See you at the Nobel, writers say, as one might say: see you in hell. Roberto Bolano
A writer, or any man, must believe that whatever happens to him is an instrument; everything has been given for an end. This is even stronger in the case of the artist. Everything that happens, including humiliations, embarrassments, misfortunes, all has been given like clay, like material for one's art. One must accept it. Jorge Luis Borges
Neil Gaiman quote: "Being a writer of fiction isn't like being a compulsive liar,..."
Being a writer of fiction isn't like being a compulsive liar, honestly. Neil Gaiman
Kurt Vonnegut quote: "I am a brother to writers everywhere."
I am a brother to writers everywhere. Kurt Vonnegut
You are crazy!" whispered Meggie. "You're a total lunatic!"But her opinion did not impress Fenoglio in the slightest. "So what? All writers are lunatics! Cornelia Funke
Brian Aldiss quote: "There are two kinds of writer: those that make you think, and..."
There are two kinds of writer: those that make you think, and those that make you wonder. Brian Aldiss
When a writer receives praise or blame, when he arouses sympathy or is ridiculed, when he is loved or rejected, it is not on the strength of his thoughts and dreams as a whole, but only of that infinitesimal part which has been able to make its way through the narrow channel of language and the equally narrow channel of the reader's understanding. Herman Hesse
As you know, Joyce was a writer who asked his reader to give him a lifetime,” he said. “I am that reader, and I can tell you it was a wasted life. Philip Levine
The bondage of the Negro brought captive from Africa is one of the greatest dramas in history, and the writer who merely sees in that ordeal something to approve or condemn fails to understand the evolution of the human race. Carter G. Woodson
Nelson Algren quote: "Any writer who knows what he's doing isn't doing very much."
Any writer who knows what he's doing isn't doing very much. Nelson Algren
In accordance with the terms of the Clarke-Asimov treaty, the second-bestscience writer dedicates this book to the second-best science-fictionwriter.[dedication to Isaac Asimov from Arthur C. Clarke in his book Report on Planet Three] Arthur C. Clarke
Thomas Moore quote: "Any writer who puts his words and thoughts out into the public..."
Any writer who puts his words and thoughts out into the public is going to be criticized. Thomas Moore
Anyone who has the temerity to write about Jane Austen is aware of [two] facts: first, that of all great writers she is the most difficult to catch in the act of greatness; second, that there are twenty-five elderly gentlemen living in the neighbourhood of London who resent any slight upon her genius as if it were an insult to the chastity of their aunts. Virginia Woolf
Anytime there's a bad female stand-up somewhere, some dickhead Interblogger will deduce that "women aren't funny." Using that same math, I can state: Male comedy writers piss in cups. Tina Fey
A writer should not run around with a mirror for his countrymen; he should tell his society and his times things no one ever thought before. Stanislaw Lem

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