Obviously, a writer can't know everything about what she writes. It's impossible.
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The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.
A writer doesn't write about just anything. He writes about things he has an affinity for.
It's a bit cliche, but you can't go wrong by writing what you know. Even if you're a horrible writer, your own knowledge and experience is unrivaled. Nobody knows what you know like you know what you know. The way you see things is pretty unique.
I never think that any writer can teach someone how to write.
Some writers - most, I suspect - write in isolation. I think I'd always found that quite difficult.
Writing can't be taught.
A writer never reads his work. For him, it is the unreadable, a secret, and he cannot remain face to face with it. A secret, because he is separated from it.
You can't sit down and decide what you want to write about.
I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.
Writers don't write about people they know. They write what they know about people.