There's way too much pain in this business for anyone who doesn't HAVE to write. — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
“A remarkable number of the memoirs of booksellers are basically anecdote delivery devices.” — Travis McDade Copy Share Image
I am neither an Occidental writer nor a Russian writer. I am an accidental writer. — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
Writing a book is an emotional odyssey, sometimes exhilarating, other times deflating. — Ryan O'Neal Copy Share Image
“Everyone has a book inside them - but it doesn't do an good until you pry it out.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Only in romance novels or in thrillers people live outside of a social and political context. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
The writer, like a priest, must be exempted from secular labor. His work needs a frolic health; he must be at the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Littera scripta manet - 'The written word will remain'. That's true, but it won't be that much comfort to me. — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“She flipped through the pages of her apps, as if Apple made an app for "Escape from a deserted island.” — Kimberly Kinrade Copy Share Image
“Don't just read, insert yourself into the story and experience the journey as if you were written into it! – Lynn Veevers” — Lynn Veevers Copy Share Image
First of all you are a writer, a writer is what you are, so it doesn't actually stop the moment you leave… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“For the fiction writer himself the whole story is the meaning, because it is an experience, not an abstraction.” — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is never seen by his clients, he need… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“Sometimes writers like to imagine that the difficulty of becoming a writer resides in convincing others that that is what you are.… — Hanif Kureishi Copy Share Image
I think a good novel can be a doorstop to despair. I also think the real bravery comes with those who prepared… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
“When you have a lot of books,you don't have to worry about getting bored unless you don't know the essence of reading.Reading… — Mareez Reyes Copy Share Image
Writing well involves walking the path of most resistance. Sitting still, being patient, allowing the lunatic dream to take shape on the… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
My motto is: write about anything you bloody well like; just make sure you do it effectively. We've all had all the… — Suhayl Saadi Copy Share Image
I was captivated by Sherrie Flick's meticulous and intelligent study of Margaret and Vivette, and the men they share. Reconsidering Happiness is… — Jim Crace Copy Share Image
Whenever I teach writing I tell them to never revise as you go. Finish the first draft. This is my writing advice.… — Matt de la Pena Copy Share Image
“I am ashamed to say this, but as a child, neither my parents not my teachers pushed me to read. In fact,… — Daniel Whyte III Copy Share Image
Whenever I want to laugh, I read a wonderful book, 'Children's Letters to God.' You can open it anywhere. One I read… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
