One of my favourite books of all time: 'The Great Gatsby'. I just think it's so well written. — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
The only reason people write is because they are not wonderful men. — Anthony J. Carson Copy Share Image
I knew that if I was going to write a book, I was going to have to read one, too. — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
I love reading I know its very important and I respect anyone that is patient enough to do it. — Stanley Victor Paskavich Copy Share Image
I really like listening to books. I listen to them at twice the speed so I can listen to more books. — Poppy Copy Share Image
“I am not so fortunate as to have Virgil as my guide, but I do have Dante as my inspiration.” — Michael H. Stone Copy Share Image
A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it. — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
“So I separated all my books into stacks: best friends, old friends, classic friends, new friends, and casual acquaintances. ” — Laura Jensen Walker Copy Share Image
“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“In my experience, cutting back is the crucial act that allows the vitality, precision and emotional heart of a piece of writing… — Pamela Erens Copy Share Image
I decided if I couldn't be a writer, my life would be miserable. I had this imaginary room of references to all… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
My approach to writing is, it's either going to be a personal story about me and what I've personally been through, or… — Giveon Copy Share Image
I started to write when I was eighteen or nineteen. However, until I was about twenty-three, I didn't take it that seriously. — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
Writing a novel is like an amusement park or a museum or a city. You go into that place and you have… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
“She loved to return to the world of the book, a workd in which people were willing to let go of everything… — Brian Morton Copy Share Image
You've got to give kids really beautiful children's books in order to turn them into revolutionaries. Because if they see these beautiful… — Tony Millionaire Copy Share Image
“It's not a silly pursuit to read beyond what's handed to you, to seek out new voices and leap over the usual… — Nova Ren Suma Copy Share Image
I dont want to be a book, When you dont know the story what so ever, I dont want to be your… — Myothersweetangel199 SparklingAngel25 Copy Share Image
“Writing barely differs from Talking and Reading. It appoints your hand while they engage your mouth and eyes respectively. The trio need… — Olaotan Fawehinmi Copy Share Image
“When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
Everyone thinks I have a coffee plantation in Sierra Leone, but I have a cashew crop project. I wrote about a woman… — Aminatta Forna Copy Share Image
My advice to young writers would be to write every day, even if it is only a few words. Get yourself on… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I think it's especially important for an editor to say what he's enjoying. For a novelist to be told, midstream, what he's… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
