#writer

But I do not have the reader in mind when I write. No true writer does that. ↗

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

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An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory. ↗

— Franklin P. Jones

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I have forgotten my rave reviews and memorized my vicious ones - like most writers. ↗

— Erica Jong

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I'm a songwriter first. ↗

— Carole King

#i #songwriter

Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide. ↗

— Larry King

#business #eyes #feel #good #guide

Writers don't have to keep themselves honest. They have to keep themselves accurate. ↗

— John Metcalf

#honest #keep #themselves #writers

I thought I'd definitely be a writer, whatever I did. ↗

— Thomas Keneally

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And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any. That's the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone. ↗

— John Irving

#any #being #being alone #better #capacity

More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn't say I have a talent that's special. It strikes me that I have an unusual kind of stamina. ↗

— John Irving

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There's no reason you shouldn't, as a writer, not be aware of the necessity to revise yourself constantly. ↗

— John Irving

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