Authors Quotes · Page 7

“Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people.”

— Brandon Sanderson

I am a big believer in the fact that all authors really write only one book.

— Scott Turow

“The most difficult thing about writing; is writing the first line.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Most copyrighted information is not freely available on the internet.”

— Steven Magee

“Writers are nothing more than borderline schizophrenics who are able to control the voices.”

— Jennifer Salaiz

Children's authors don't talk down or patronise their younger readers.

— John Boyne

“we are never more (and sometimes less) than the co-authors of our own narratives.”

— Alasdair MacIntyre

Those authors who would find many readers, must endeavour to please while they instruct.

— Samuel Johnson

I've been drawing authors and politicians for newspapers for many years. I try to read up on the person; in the case…

— Siegfried Woldhek

When you get some free time, write. When you get some lazy time, plan. When you get down time, world build. When…

— Ace Antonio Hall

Most gothics are overplotted novels whose success or failure hinges on the author's ability to make you believe in the characters and…

— Stephen King

“The best way to write is to lock yourself in a small room until you become so bored that the only thing…

— Jack Freestone

In practice, the copyright system does a bad job of supporting authors, aside from the most popular ones. Other authors' principal interest…

— Richard Stallman

“Most people don't have real friends. You have people in your life waiting for opportunities to see what YOU can do for…

— Brandi L. Bates

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

“The window on the right featured contemporary bestselling authors like Brad Meltzer, James Patterson, David Baldacci, Nelson DeMille, and others who make…

— Nelson DeMille

Just keep writing, and try to finish that novel. Remember, all authors started exactly where you are right now; the only difference…

— Julie Kagawa

Technically, web browsers can control what users see, and sites using Javascript can overwrite anything coming from the original authors. Browsers heavily…

— Ben Shapiro

“Socially interacting with a storyteller can be a frustrating challenge because a portion of her awareness is constantly sorting through the details…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

Authors should do multiple submissions to agents. I mean, that's the way the business world works and whether or not the industry…

— Brad Thor

“I walked around the library looking for books. I pulled them off the shelves, one by one. But they were all tricks.…

— Charles Bukowski

It is easy to club people together, but there are bound to be influences of authors you've read. I grew up reading…

— Ashwin Sanghi

I've always said "Writer's Block" is a myth. There is no such thing as writer's block, only writers trying to force something…

— Julie Ann Dawson

I read reviews and consider myself pretty 'plugged in' to the literary cosmos, yet one of the things I love best about…

— Julia Glass

“A bestseller is a book written by a rich person of Indian roots staying in Europe for more than a decade..”

— Himmilicious

“The time is ripe for young Indian authors writing in the English language.”

— Anurag Shourie

“Yes, I am an author. I have written some beautiful love stories and witnessed some ugly relationships.”

— Nitin Kumar

“How…will I ever truly depict you? You’re perfect, my writing isn’t.”

— Sanober Khan

Authors are like cattle going to a fair: those of the same field can never move on without butting one another.

— Walter Savage Landor

“A good response beats a bad reaction any day. Be encouraged”

— Kerry E. Wagner

“Writing - the act of one person giving a piece of their soul to another.”

— Anonymous

“You're asking the cyborg fugitive and the wild animal to be the welcoming committee? That's adorable.”

— Marissa Meyer

“A written man is more porous and accessible than a live one.”

— Christopher Bram

“It's a good thing, right, when an author gets turned on by the dirty scenes they write?!”

— Martha Sweeney

We need to boost each other to get to the top. It is much more effective than stepping on each other.

— Teresa Mummert

Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors.

— Karin Slaughter

“Great writers experience their dreams. They put them on paper, where others can read about them.”

— Ellen J. Barrier

I've always liked authors such as Philip K. Dick and Ray Bradbury.

— Bill Pullman

There are certain authors that do not turn students on; it is the truth. Homer happens to be one of them.

— William Scott

[The inspiration that comes to authors of fiction] is not an act of intelligence.

— Mary Lee Settle