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 Writers on Writing: The Calling "Intention to me is everything. Everything. It rules the world. So I almost always make a point of asking an author, why? What was their intention for writing the book?" — Oprah 
"I write because I'm trying to get inside the characters myself, and I'm trying to
bring the reader as deeply into the characters' lives as possible. It's a journey
for both of us because I'm trying to find the story, and the reader ultimately finds it with me."
— Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog "You don't write because I want you to think 'A,B,C,D' about this person. You write because you hope someone's heart is going to be moved by that story." — Bret Lott, Jewel "I believe it's the thing that draws me to writing the most. It's to get away from myself and the little problems I'm having, and to get into the usually worse problems of the characters." — Robert Morgan, Gap Creek "When we tell stories, or when we try to verbalize our experiences, we take our paths towards understanding." — Edwidge Danticat, Eyes, Breath, Memory  "I was going to produce works that would never be done except for me and I wanted to read certain kinds of books and since they weren't available, I thought I would write them."— Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon, Paradise, The Bluest Eye "When I think of the women who told me I'm looking to this book to help me and one of them with tears in her eyes...I hope that it does bring comfort. I hope all my books do." — Elizabeth Berg, Open House 
What authors have most inspired you?
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