Those who say they would write a book if only they had time will never become authors. — Catherine Cookson Copy Share Image
“I like to read as much as I can from every genre. That way, I can express my love for all writers.” — Jen Selinsky Copy Share Image
“Between the lines of every book the writer reveals their own secrets.” — Chloe Thurlow Copy Share Image
“What is your advice to young writers?” “Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes.” — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
“The pen to a writer is like a cigarette to a smoker; they need it to take the edge off.” — Kellie Elmore Copy Share Image
“An authors publication date never matters, a book not read yet will always be New"...” — Catherine Lyon a Copy Share Image
“What is it about us lady authors and our fascination for the exclamation mark?” — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
“Some build their castles 'mid thunderbolts and fireworks. My worlds take shape in silence.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
I've noticed that, with many of the authors I like, I tend to think I would dislike them as human beings or… — Laura Marling Copy Share Image
“The window on the right featured contemporary bestselling authors like Brad Meltzer, James Patterson, David Baldacci, Nelson DeMille, and others who make… — Nelson DeMille Copy Share Image
Writing about Africa by Africans has been part of my literary apprenticeship, standing alongside works by authors such as Joseph Conrad, Joyce… — Giles Foden Copy Share Image
I've got lots of favourite authors, but I would say Nicci French because I look more forward to reading her next new… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
“Advice to my younger self: 1 Start where you are with what you have 2 Try not to hurt other people 3… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
“romance authors like Catherine Coulter, Brenda Joyce, Candice Proctor, Bertrice Small, Diana Gabaldon, and Jade Lee.” — Ellery Adams Copy Share Image
“It'll be a change," says Marcus. "Something different." "Not a mystery." Marcus laughs. "No. Not a mystery. Just a nice safe history."… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
Too many trees are killed to print the words of people who may not have all that much to say, and authors… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
To be sure, the hard-to-come-by interview - the 'get' - isn't an uncommon phenomenon here at 'The Daily Show.' We've had high-profile… — Kevin Bleyer Copy Share Image
Agents are deal makers, and they're really, really good at making deals. But they're also exceptionally helpful after the deal is made… — John Romaniello Copy Share Image
“As individuals, great writers from Villon to Diderot to Voltaire to Rousseau to Byron or Shelley have often shown themselves to be… — Max Vegaritter Copy Share Image
Barnes & Noble is able to publish price-reduced non-copyrighted works not so much because it saves the 10 percent to 15 percent… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
Hemingway's minimalism is based on the psychological mechanics of repression. An echo of his approach can be detected in a favorite trope… — Madison Smartt Bell Copy Share Image
“I love words. I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail. I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“When many story-tellers occupy themselves with a social world which offers no great variety of lively action, their stories will probably resemble… — Mary Lascelles Copy Share Image
Great old books of the great old authors are not in everybody's reach; and though it is better to know them thoroughly… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Anyone who invokes authors in discussion is not using his intelligence but his memory. — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
As publishers focus on blockbusters, they steadily lose interest in little-known authors from other countries. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
“If you cannot judge a book by its cover, surely we should not judge an author by one book alone?” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Authors go on writing books, and so we go on reading them. It is a sad state of affairs.” — Elizabeth Aston Copy Share Image
Among non-fiction authors I like Richard Bach, Nichiren Daishonin, Burton Watson, Deepak Chopra and MJ Akbar. — Mukul Dev Copy Share Image
“Not all marketing people are writers, but all writers must learn to be marketers.” — Joanne Kraft Copy Share Image
“He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." (on Ernest Hemingway” — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
“An author never lies. We do, however tend to speak in a fictional prose.” — Carl Henegan Copy Share Image
