“Life is not about growing old and dying. Life is about growing and trying.” — Raven Moore Copy Share Image
I'm a journalist and author. I make my living by finding things out and writing about them. — Barton Gellman Copy Share Image
“I'm the first to admit that I don't write right. Now, relax and enjoy the show! The sideshow, that is.” — Lori R. Lopez Copy Share Image
“Artistry exists in everyone. What makes it blossom is a soul's personal desire to find an outlet for expression.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Though I didn’t start out plotting a life for Meg, it happened as the writing and the storylines unfolded, much like life… — R.J. Harlick Copy Share Image
Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is… — E. L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
“What you read between the covers of your Bible is wisdom for a lifetime, rock-solid, forever truth—truth you can stand on, live… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
Many of the characters who appear in the pages of the Fourth Gospel are literary creations of its author and were never… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
Hating a book is not unlike hating a person; in fact it's tempting to just go ahead and hate the author personally,… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“Reading poetry is like undressing before a bath. You don't undress out of fear that your clothes will become wet. You undress… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
“It was a flight, a kind of fleeing, a kind of falling, falling higher and higher, spinning off the edge of the… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
When I look back at my career as an author, I don't look at the first book that was ever published as… — Jarrett J. Krosoczka Copy Share Image
“Why do you think you are always right?" Asks a dumb person that can't understand why I make a living as a… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
“Put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his… — Colette Copy Share Image
“You see the world for what it is and what it could be,” Jack says. “What you don’t see is the gaping… — Caroline George Copy Share Image
I think it's fascinating to look at a world that an author has created that has sort of stemmed from the world… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
My favourite author as a child and teenager, and who I still re-read now, is K. M. Peyton. She writes very truthfully;… — Sadie Jones Copy Share Image
“When the world falls asleep, authors weave the stories that are called dreams.. and when authors dare to jot down.. that's called… — Vikrmn Copy Share Image
“God is the Master Author of your life. He has written every page of your life story in His eternal book. It's… — Elizabeth E. Castillo Copy Share Image
“I write because, as wonderful as life is - and it is truly wonderful - it isn't enough. It does not, for… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling… — Tabatha Coffey Copy Share Image
Unlike a typical professional, I can't quit my job to become a full-time author; I don't have that luxury. For me, writing… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
If the day gets really bad, I can always pull out fan mail. Who else gets mail where kids write to you… — Jon Scieszka Copy Share Image
“Pregressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live,… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
“You will never know the purpose of a book in your life until you read it, and you will never know which… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
“Some people get offended by what I write, by what I do with my life and by what I say to those… — Daniel Marques Copy Share Image
English food writer Elizabeth David, cook and author Richard Olney and the owner of Domaine Tempier Lulu Peyraud have all really inspired… — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
Stories where the author has known very little, but run a computer program that tells him how to construct a planet, and… — Frederik Pohl Copy Share Image
I realized early on that being an author is a hugely misunderstood job. Because there are no pay grades and very little… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“A deep level of personal engagement is key to good writing and complete immersion by the writer will translate into a richer… — Nidhie Sharma Copy Share Image
“Yes I am aware of the rules. Yes I can totally see how I err the Queen. Yes it is this very… — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“To be a highflier and a name to conjure with, you must decide your dimension, plan your path, master the moment, focus… — IFEANYI ENOCH ONUOHA Copy Share Image
“Only those who believe can achieve what others merely dream about. However, without these same dreams we will achieve little. Dream AND… — Leslie Austin Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it's better to walk ALONE than to be in the crowd where you are not Respected and Accepted! ' Nana Adu-Boafo… — Nana Adu-Boafo Jnr Copy Share Image
Before, it was always, 'Oh, no, here comes Clancy, that insurance agent.' Now it's, 'Oh, here comes Tom Clancy, bestselling author.' But… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
“On having a backup plan: "Always a good plan anytime you want to follow your dream - I love writing, acting, and… — Samantha Steele Copy Share Image
Whenever I've had to tamper with history for plot purposes, I make sure to mention that in my author's note, and I… — Sharon Kay Penman Copy Share Image
My job is essentially that of an entertainer, no different to that of a musician, no different to that of an actor.… — Bryce Courtenay Copy Share Image
The grand surprise has really been the fact that being an author, which to me had always implied being a private person,… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
“I'm going to be a person who writes stories. I never told mom and dad how much I loved them. I wanna… — Aoboshi Kimama Copy Share Image
