For me, the greater purpose of the story is just to illuminate some pattern of human truth. — Will Smith Copy Share Image
I don't do all that well in the writerly world. I'm happier being outside the flow. — Nicholson Baker Copy Share Image
The writer has no responsibility other than to jack off in bed alone and write a good page. — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
As a writer, penning down personal stuff was not easy for me, as it was way too close to my heart. — Sonali Bendre Copy Share Image
“Trust me, dear, with the amount that you read, I guarantee that your eyes will never go bad.” — Lindsey Renee Backen Copy Share Image
The preface is the most important part of a book. Even reviewers read a preface. — Philip Guedalla Copy Share Image
Of all fatiguing, futile, empty trades, the worst, I suppose, is writing about writing. — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
I write all the time, but you just want to be careful what you put out. That's all. You want to have… — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it… — Anita Desai Copy Share Image
Gibson wrote 'Neuromancer' on a typewriter, you know, before the technology he was writing about existed. — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
It is said that an Author won't become a great writer until they've suffered. I guess I'm in the throws of a… — Christel Tait Copy Share Image
The first book I bought was 'Anne of Green Gables,' an edition that is beautiful and complete - one I hope to… — J. Courtney Sullivan Copy Share Image
When I write, I'm still imagining a kid reading it on paper. I read e-books when I travel, but in general I… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Continue reading Proust. His magnificent intelligence is particularly fond of describing stupidity. Which is ultimately exhausting. — Jean Cocteau Copy Share Image
I have enough energy to write with and as that is all I have any business doing anyhow, I can with one… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
I fell asleep at my desk many times. This was when working on events—virtually every one I’ve done in the last 5… — Mike Rinder Copy Share Image
“The short story can be hot and sweet or hot and fierce. You get it in one sitting or you don’t get… — Stephanie Vaughn Copy Share Image
“Librarians wield unfathomable power. With a flip of the wrist they can hide your dissertation behind piles of old Field and Stream… — Erica Olsen Copy Share Image
Reminiscences, even extensive ones, do not always amount to an autobiography. For autobiography has to do with time, with sequence and what… — Walter Benjamin Copy Share Image
“All that's needed now is a great novel that will capture the imagination of the public - move them, enrage them, thrill… — Michael Farber Copy Share Image
In general, a writer would like to think that the best book that he has written is the book that he is… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
There are a couple of strategies for writing about an absence or writing about a loss. One can create the person that… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
Success is something you should never take into consideration: if you follow it it'll elude you. It's important to really love your… — Dacia Maraini Copy Share Image
