Writer Appreciation Quotes

I adore anything Michael Alexis writes.

I have never loved any writer as much as Hemingway.

I think Chris Brown gets kind of dismissed as a gay writer, and I think Chris's books are really, really smart. I wish his books sold a little more widely.

If we want good stories, writers should be given their due.

Gore Vidal has been a friend of mine for years, and he's one of the greatest writers in American history.

I'm a nearly uncontrollable Geoff Dyer fan, who I think is one of the most comically brilliant writers today.

I do remember when I first read the script of the 92 In The Shade. I was in the house at Nicholas Beach, and that gang was starting to break up, and I read this terribly well-written dialogue, not figuring out that films are about structure and the thing was totally unstructured, and I thought, "Who is this writer? God, he's great."

I like Al Purdy.

Stephen King. Now I'm not crazy about him, but he's a great a writer.

I feel like it's a gift for any writer to be recognized like this.

Writers have always been very underrated.

Michael Arndt, that guy - you're just supposed to say nice things about other writers, but I worship Michael Arndt.

I discovered the writing of Kirsty Eagar and was blown away. Everyone needs to read her now.

'American Playhouse' is very supportive of writers. That's really why writers like to write for 'American Playhouse' for very little money. They care about making your play, your script, not some network production. We're treated like playwrights, not like fodder for some machine.

Even including myself, my favorite author is Eileen Spinelli, who I happen to live with. She's a terrific writer and has written several of my all-time favorites.

I am excited by... the new novel by Samantha Hunt. She's a writer I really admire a lot.

I've definitely written people e-mails telling them I've loved their stories, but that seems more like a professional journalist thing to do.