You can tell a man's taste in literature by his judgment in knowing what not to read. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide. — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
What to do Before Your Book Launch is the new invaluable tool for writers. There is so much to know and now… — Julie Klam Copy Share Image
“Writing a book is like giving birth. Marketing a book is like giving birth in the 12th century.” — John Heartfield Copy Share Image
I was at the end of my tether when my first book was published. For eight years I didn't make a penny,… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
In the most self-protective of ways, I don't think about the reader when I'm writing - I just think about the story. — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
The making of art is a profoundly social activity, even if it’s one-on-one with some sort of ideal reader who doesn’t exist. — August Kleinzahler Copy Share Image
As a reader, I have always enjoyed 'ranty' books, but they are all written by men. — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
“What are we to do with the knowledge that Tayo was once a woman? That Ceremony held but abandoned considerable investments in… — David L. Moore Copy Share Image
I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have… — Iris Chang Copy Share Image
“If you want the motivation back, you must feed it Feed it everything. Books, television, movies, paintings, stage plays, real-life experience. Sometimes… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
It has always been a happy thought to me that the creek runs on all night, new every minute, whether I wish… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
“[[diving into the wreck]] First having read the book of myths, and loaded the camera, and checked the edge of the knife-blade… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
Early on my career, I figured out that I just have to write the book I have to write at that moment.… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
"Someone": I understood that this was a character who in her own life her voice hadn't much been heard and in literature… — Alice McDermott Copy Share Image
I love the Internet, but it's hard not to get lost in it. It's not like a book where you start and… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
I find myself gravitating towards drama. It interests me. In the books I read, the paintings I like, it's always the darker… — Naomi Watts Copy Share Image
When I began to write seriously, 40 years ago now, my chosen form was the novel. — William Nicholson Copy Share Image
And indeed, what is better than to sit by one's fireside in the evening with a book, while the wind beats against… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
I read a lot of books and I've read a lot about how to understand and interpret body language. I've studied that. — Yair Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Journalism can go right up to the door of the room in which the decisions are made. A novel can go inside… — David Frum Copy Share Image
I think the most important things my book does is to give readers the address of George Monbiot's website and how to… — Frankie Boyle Copy Share Image
Trey Parker did 'Book of Mormon.' It's the best Broadway show I've ever seen. He does 'South Park.' It's wonderful. — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school, or steal my Daddy's cue and make a living… — Rod Stewart Copy Share Image
Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book. — Tibor Fischer Copy Share Image
What I wanted to do was to get that sense of being in touch with this lost world while holding onto what… — Stephen Greenblatt Copy Share Image
Because they feel that without them telling you to do this, you wouldn't have had the characters that you have, you wouldn't… — Dan DeCarlo Copy Share Image
Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being. — A. A. Milne Copy Share Image
I read very, very little fiction as a kid. All the books I can remember are junior science books. — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
Reading is such a personal thing to me. I'd much rather give someone a gift certificate to a bookstore, and let that… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
I'll break my staff, bury it certain fathoms in the earth, and deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll drown my book! — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
We have different kinds of intimacy with many, many people. I'm disappointed by well-written novels that only deal with two or three… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
I left Beijing in 1987, shortly before my books were banned there, but have returned continually. — Ma Jian Copy Share Image
Promoting his new book, President Bush visited the headquarters of Facebook. Unfortunately, he spent the whole visit on Farmville, clearing brush. — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
We had 1 book, the phone book, I've read it, it wasn't a great read, lots of characters, and on the end… — Stephen K. Amos Copy Share Image
I urge aspiring writers to write three full-length novels before contemplating publication. — Sylvia Day Copy Share Image
I went on a Buddha jag. I read 'Confession of a Buddhist Atheist' by Stephen Batchelor and Karen Armstrong's biography of Buddha,… — Denis O'Hare Copy Share Image
“An author's ultimate reward is expanding mankind's understanding of our world.” — Richard Mathews Copy Share Image
[on L. Ron Hubbard] I'm not in favor of his religion by any means. But he wrote a book called 'Battlefield Earth'… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Anyone who is going to be a writer knows enough at fifteen to write several novels. — May Sarton Copy Share Image
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