Most authors have one idea per book. Shakespeare had two per sentence. — Lauren Hutton Copy Share Image
“All is a-swarm with commentaries: of authors there is a dearth.” — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
“I'm a struggling writer, I'm struggling to convince people I'm a writer.” — Tom Conrad Copy Share Image
“Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
I am a big believer in the fact that all authors really write only one book. — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
“The most difficult thing about writing; is writing the first line.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“Most copyrighted information is not freely available on the internet.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Author? Author? Did you write these legs?' 'Yes." 'Well, I don't like dem. I don't like 'em at all at all. I… — Spike Milligan Copy Share Image
Teenage readers also have a different relationship with the authors whose work they value than adult readers do. I loved Toni Morrison,… — John Green Copy Share Image
Poetry, fiction as novels or short stories - these are autonomous as created by their authors. They should stand on their own,… — F. Sionil Jose Copy Share Image
All those authors there, most of whom of course I've never met. That's the poetry side, that's the prose side, that's the… — Norman MacCaig Copy Share Image
“Some of the people who hate me love some of the sentences that I have written, until they get to the name… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“they say that girls are the ones who want fairy tail endings, but then again, who are the authors of fairy tales?… — Alina Radoi Copy Share Image
“A hundred years ago, an average teenager knew countless authors, and, a sex position or two. Today, an average teenager knows countless… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
When I moved from Cambridge, I donated all my fiction. I carefully cut out pages the authors had autographed for me. I… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
“I walked around the library looking for books. I pulled them off the shelves, one by one. But they were all tricks.… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
I can only tell you that eggs, country ham, biscuits, a pot of coffee, a morning paper, a table by the window… — Dan Jenkins Copy Share Image
Authors are not a special case, deserving of more sympathy than many other groups. We are a particular case of a general… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“Meaningful literary criticism is like penance to please Bhagwan Shiva and ask for wisdom for the world instead of material things for… — Alok Mishra Copy Share Image
Just keep writing, and try to finish that novel. Remember, all authors started exactly where you are right now; the only difference… — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
“Despite the fact that he loves books and owns a bookstore, A.J. does not particularly care for writers. He finds them to… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
Technically, web browsers can control what users see, and sites using Javascript can overwrite anything coming from the original authors. Browsers heavily… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
“You don’t become a good writer overnight. It takes persistence and repetition to gain mastery.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Well, great authors are great people - but I believe that they are best seen at a distance. — Mary Russell Mitford Copy Share Image
As long as thriller authors teach us about our world, they'll be relevant. — David Morrell Copy Share Image
“The word 'NO' is the best motivation there is for the storyteller in you.” — A.K. Kuykendall Copy Share Image
An author really ought to have nothing but flowers in the room where he works. — Gaston Leroux Copy Share Image
“Writer's block' is just a fancy way of saying 'I don't feel like doing any work today.” — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
“Every word she writes is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the’." (on Lillian Hellman)” — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
I shun authors, and would never have been one myself, if it obliged me to keep such bad company. — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image
“Embrace your inner goddess, never let go of the light you carry within.” — Cynthia Dougherty-Bernal Copy Share Image
Authors and actors and artists and such - Never know nothing, and never know much. — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
“Many believe creativity is mystery, and I always knew that my body is the key.” — Lara Biyuts Copy Share Image
“You can’t give what you don’t have. To write, you must read. To write well, read well.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“You can, of course, write to inspire others… but most importantly, you must write to inspire yourself.” — Jessica Swan Copy Share Image
