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Quotes from The Authority of a Writer — Nikki Giovanni

1943–2024 United States

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The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader.

The Authority of a Writer (2024)

I'm a big fan of the black woman and so I'm always looking at aspects of the black woman--what she's doing and how she does it.

The Authority of a Writer (2024)

If I were advising someone on a writing career, the deal is this: write. If you get it published, good. If somebody pays you, better, because you have to eat, but the deal is you have to write.

The Authority of a Writer (2024)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nikki Giovanni (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.