I was heavily influenced by my first attempt at a novel. I started a fantasy novel back in high school, and... well...… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I first became aware of Charles Darwin and evolution while still a schoolboy growing up in Chicago. My father and I had… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
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More than we sleep, play, or make love, we work. Yet despite - or perhaps because of - this dominant daily grind,… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
I get my inspiration from looking at the world and paying attention to people and just looking closely. Also from reading. I… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
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Every book in here I wrote, Some I'm not too proud of some I wish I could burn, So many pages I… — Frank Ocean Copy Share Image
“Did you read the Outlander book by the Gabaldon lady?" She nods. "Yeah." I sigh. "I wish Will was more like Jamie."… — Tara Brown Copy Share Image
I can always track my career by the children - I started writing right after the 14-year-old was born, and sold my… — Heather Graham Pozzessere Copy Share Image
“It is well known that great art, great music and great literature can emerge out of great pain. This does not lessen… — Christopher J.H. Wright Copy Share Image
Nevertheless, the book gave Jack a feeling he had never had before, that the past was like a story, in which one… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
“I never said this was your fault, Woods. But when did you become the Angel of Drama?” Smiling, he stares at his… — Miranda Kenneally Copy Share Image
Chrysostom, I remember, mentions a twofold book of God: the book of the creatures, and the book of the scriptures. God, having… — Cotton Mather Copy Share Image
“There will be times in your life when you will feel lost and confused. The way back to yourself is through reading.… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
“From an essay on early reading by Robert Pinsky: My favorite reading for many years was the "Alice" books. The sentences had… — Robert Pinsky Copy Share Image
The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry The books that we would like to read we… — Carolyn Wells Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a little child, I refused to see movies of books that I loved. Because you already know what… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
“He began as a minor imitator of Fitzgerald, wrote a novel in the late twenties which won a prize, became dissatisfied with… — Barry N. Malzberg Copy Share Image
I would love to write more children's books. There is such a high standard out there for children's books; there are really… — Jewel Copy Share Image
I love you, Minerva. I love that you believe in me no matter what. I love how you take whatever you see… — Sabrina Jeffries Copy Share Image
“Cat Rambo: Where do you think the perennial debate between what is literary fiction and what is genre is sited? Norman Spinrad:… — Norman Spinrad Copy Share Image
Teachers and librarians can be the most effective advocates for diversifying children's and young adult books. When I speak to publishers, they're… — Pat Mora Copy Share Image
“In The Hunger Games, there's something for everyone. A gripping adventure. A political commentary. A love story. A cautionary tale. Some call… — Kate Egan Copy Share Image
Recently while browsing in a secondhand bookstore I bought a paperback copy of The Intellectual and the City, but I was unable… — Florence King Copy Share Image
Without the book business it would be difficult or impossible for true books to find their true readers and without that solitary… — John McGahern Copy Share Image
“Ah". Tzimisces smiled. "Let me guess. Flowery periphrases, back-to-back literary allusions and quotations from thousand-year-old authors. A marked reluctance to use one… — K.J. Parker Copy Share Image
“ Designing for readability Some exhibiting institutions recommend in their guidelines that all texts should be readable by an average twelve-year-old. Studies… — Philip Hughes Copy Share Image
In order to read one must sit down, usually indoors. I am restless and would rather sail a boat than crack a… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
Nous ne pouvons arracher une seule page de notre vie, mais nous pouvons jeter le livre au feu. We cannot tear out… — Sydney Samuelson Copy Share Image
At university, one of my areas of study was Victorian literature, so I decided to see if I could write a novel… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
Shakespeare is renewed each time you see it or read it. I've seen 'Midsummer Night's Dream' so many times, and each time… — Michelle Dockery Copy Share Image
Have more than one idea on the go at any one time. If it's a choice between writing a book and doing… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
“Your understanding and interpretation of [a novel] is undoubtedly unique…and that is the real beauty of the relationship that joins readers, books… — Briar Kit Esme Copy Share Image
To be fair, my analysis failed to spell out Obama's first-term accomplishments, although I did acknowledge his 'enormous skills' and tried to… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
“But for me to start the journey of writing a book about my life, the first place I had to re visit… — Christian S. Simpson Copy Share Image
“The book of Revelation is filled with symbols, yet these symbols refer to things that are literal. They have literal referents (see,… — Mark Hitchcock Copy Share Image
“According to psychologist and author John Gottman, she was right. His groundbreaking research revealed that a whopping 69 percent of problems in… — Marcia Naomi Berger Copy Share Image
“He reaches under the desk and takes out a book. It is thick, with a worn cover and frayed edges. On it… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I always say that, to me, it starts with reading. This is something I tell high school kids, college kids, people trying… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
In my writing I wanted to be liked for writing really unlikeable stuff. There were books that people, particularly women, hated so… — Tama Janowitz Copy Share Image
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