There will always be non-readers, bad readers, lazy readers - there always were. — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
A writer is defined by the language in which he writes, and I would stick to that definition. — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
I'm not sure if I always wanted to be a writer, but I was always writing. — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
I write characters and stories that move me, and I write from the heart. — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
It's a good idea to have your own books with you in a strange place — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
It is important early in life to acquire the power of reading sense wherever you happen to be. — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It's neurological. To me, this is… — Francesca Lia Block Copy Share Image
That's the horrible thing starting out, you get distracted a lot because anything is easier than writing. It's just the same enemy… — Jimmy Breslin Copy Share Image
I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
I look upon literature as an art, and I believe that if you misuse it or abuse it, it will leave you.… — Katherine Anne Porter Copy Share Image
Phil was mumbling that Reuben might become a writer after all and writers had a way of "redeeming everything that ever happens… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
With the novels, I try to write a few pages a day - it doesn't sound much, but it can be difficult… — Catherine Fisher Copy Share Image
Lansens is a willing storyteller… As a writer, she desires a particular kind of reader, one who wants above all to be… — Noah Richler Copy Share Image
People who grew up on my books are now able to get the point across to others that they're worth reading. — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
What is the luck of the draw that me - me - who finally writes a book, it comes out in the… — Howie Mandel Copy Share Image
“A writer's style should be direct and personal, his imagery rich and earthy, and his words simple and vigorous. The greatest writers… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“I think distance also helps me gain an certain critical perspective that's essential for good writing. It makes it possible to be… — Thrity Umrigar Copy Share Image
Very often, things that people may think come from the writer, very often don't. There's a lot of cooks in the kitchen… — Evan Daugherty Copy Share Image
For people like me, books are something solid and real, whereas digital stuff is a bit more ethereal. I like the trophy… — John Romaniello Copy Share Image
I didn't really like reading much before I did 'The Golden Compass'. But then my teacher told me to read it. And… — Dakota Blue Richards Copy Share Image
She needs a new journal. The one she has is problematic. To get to the present, she needs to page through the… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
In a way I do hate the process of writing. It's like learning a role where you never think you're going to… — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
