Tag Archives: Writers

Today, for a Jew who writes in the German language, it is totally impossible to make a living. In no group do I see as much misery, disappointment, desperation and hopelessness as in Jewish writers who write in German.
(Stefan Zweig – Austrian Writer)
28-Nov-1881 : 22-Feb-1942

Some of the poetic writers who insert passages of realism in their texts have no underlying philosophy to uphold them, and revert to realism.
(Marguerite Young – American Author)
28-Aug-1908 : 17-Nov-1995

I’m quite sure that most writers would sustain real poetry if they could, but it takes devotion and talent.
(Marguerite Young – American Author)
28-Aug-1908 : 17-Nov-1995

I’m more concerned with getting them to find and strengthen their original voice as writers rather than imposing my own subjective tastes, judgements or sensibility on the project.
(Douglas Wood – Australian Celebrity)
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Like so many writers I started writing stories because I didn’t have much time for anything else.
(Tobias Wolff – American Writer)
19-Jun-1945 :