Writers
- Frédéric-Yves Jeannet (b. 1959), French novelist, criticm and interviewer
- Yves Arman (1954–1989), born Yves Fernandez, American art dealer, collector, and writer
- Yves Beauchemin (b. 1941), Canadian novelist
- Yves Bonnefoy (b. 1923), French poet and essayist
- Yves Engler, Canadian writer and political activist
- Yves Fremion (b. 1940), French science fiction writer
- Yves Meynard (b. 1964), Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer
- Yves Thériault (1915–1983), Canadian writer
- Yves Urvoy, French historian and writer
- Yves Smith, (b. 2007), American author of Naked Capitalism, a popular financial and economic blog
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“Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method.... Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.”
—Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)
“As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent; whence must necessarily arise a desire of attaining knowledge with the greatest possible ease.”
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“Painters of paintings, writers of books, never could tell the half.”
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