Great Writing Quotes by Author Gloria Naylor

One should be able to return to the first sentence of a novel and find the resonances of the entire work.

A myth is more powerful — and more lasting — than reality.

There is a problem in America. An Irish or Polish American can write a story and it's an American story. When a Black American writes a story, it's called a Black story. I take exception to that. Every artist has articulated to his own experience. The problem is that some people do not see Blacks as Americans.

Why do I write? The truth, the unvarnished truth, is that I haven't a clue.

I don't want to write without a sense of drama, without passion, or without both eyes open to the world around me.

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