You must write for children in the same way as you do for adults, only better. — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
I think I am a writer, but professionally I feel drawn to and suited for directing. — Mary Stuart Masterson Copy Share Image
Books are in no hurry. An act of creation is in no hurry; it reads us, it privileges us infinitely. — George Steiner Copy Share Image
I love philosophy and spirituality and leveling-up books and science books. — Tony Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Read the books you love, tell people about authors you like, and don’t worry about it. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
You have to learn how to do each book. It's a different world, a different show. — Mordicai Gerstein Copy Share Image
Writers often feel obliged to adopt some sort of public appearance. — Claire Tomalin Copy Share Image
“There are only three truths. That which can be known. That which can never be known. The third, which concerns the writer… — Miguel Syjuco Copy Share Image
FBI Girl is touching and funny, inspiring and tragic, enlightening and sad. I closed the book with tears in my eyes and… — Beverly Donofrio Copy Share Image
The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, it must… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who would call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I don't see how you can write well if you're not reading well at the same time. I think the only risk… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
I always feel a certain sense of reverence in libraries, even small city ones that smell like homeless internet users. — Ken Jennings Copy Share Image
I used to type, but now, typing or working with a computer, I get a stiff neck. So I prefer writing longhand. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
When my first book came out, it was very disorienting. My health went south. I didn't know how to relate to people.… — Mary Gaitskill Copy Share Image
“Wake up to think of words… want to walk through pages of meanings, the links in assonance, alliteration, or just simple sense… — Initially NO Copy Share Image
Without a human voice to read them aloud, or a pair of wide eyes following them by flashlight beneath a blanket, books… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
Alternating the thoughtful task of writing with the mindless work of laundry or dish washing will give you the breaks you need… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“You make faces when you read, you know. I can always tell when you're reading something happy or suspenseful, or upsetting. Your… — Alicia Thompson Copy Share Image
Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“And this is the library,” Mrs. Simcosky said, leading Beth into a generous room with a fire flickering in a river rock… — Trish McCallan Copy Share Image
I am thrilled to write 'The Treasure Chest,' and to bring to life not only the childhoods of famous people from history,… — Ann Hood Copy Share Image
