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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
“I realised early on that being an author is a hugely misunderstood job.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Those who achieve the extraordinary are usually the most ordinary because they have nothing to prove to anybody. Be Humble.” — Aaron Lauritsen Copy Share Image
“If you want to challenge yourself as an Author, raise the bar as a reader. -Suzanne Steele” — Suzanne Steele Copy Share Image
“Only a writer would slap a bumper sticker on her car that read, 'Seriously, I'd rather be working' .” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“There is strange comfort in knowing that no matter what happens today, the Sun will rise again tomorrow.” — Aaron Lauritsen Copy Share Image
“As I have pointed out before, characters are not born like people, of woman; they are born of a situation, a sentence,… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
In my first 15 or 20 years of authorship, I was almost never asked to give a speech or an interview. The… — John Updike Copy Share Image
The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by 500 readers, or by five hundred thousand;… — Brooks Adams Copy Share Image
“A leader does not only discover what people can do better. He teaches, guides and mentor them to do it exceptionally well.… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“She noticed the lemony yellow light in her dream and heard nothing of her alarm clock so continued to dream and dreamt… — Tiger Lewis Copy Share Image
“Do what makes YOU happy. Focus on what brings YOU joy. Appreciate and do more things that make YOU smile. Live your… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
“I’ve always had a vivid imagination in terms of storytelling, but thankfully I learned early on that imagination can be stifled or… — Marvin Brown Copy Share Image
“Writing places a person in the community of those imaginative spirits whom preceded their birth. Writing also connects a person with the… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“I will not mention the name (and what bits of it I happen to give here appear in decorous disguise) of that… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
When an author has a very unique or specific input, whether it's intentional or unintentional, the era that person lives in, their… — Hideo Kojima Copy Share Image
“Literary style is like crystal-ware: the cleaner the wineglass, the brighter the brilliance. As a reader, I agree with those who believe… — Lara Biyuts Copy Share Image
“The hours spent forming a written work can make one obsessive, distracted, compulsive, and neurotic even, especially when it comes to those… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Obviously it makes a difference if an author has a public online profile of some sort, even just down to the level… — Patrick Nielsen Hayden Copy Share Image
“I often get asked the question, 'If you had to compare your writing to an author who would it be?' My answer… — Ashley Tia Long Copy Share Image
“I’m 100% certain of the quality of story I’m writing until I finish the outline and actually begin to write. At this… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you don't put 99 percent of yourself into the writing, there will be no publishing career. There's the writer and there's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
