The downside of word processing - it's quite possible to never end a work-in-progress. — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
I'm a middle-class, middle-brow novelist. And that's it. It amuses me. — Anita Brookner Copy Share Image
Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer. — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
A creative writing class may be one of the last places you can go where your life still matters. — Richard Hugo Copy Share Image
There are some awful things in the world, it's true, but there are also some great books. — Jo Walton Copy Share Image
You write with ease to show your breeding, but easy writing's curst hard reading. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan Copy Share Image
When I take up my pen to write, I feel the strength of standing up and refusing to be silent. In an… — Chenjerai Hove Copy Share Image
“To be able to talk to your heart's content about a book you like with someone is one of the greatest joys… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“For the writer that has truly suffered, their pen, their words, their art will become as important as breathing.” — Jason E. Hodges Copy Share Image
Because I'm a novelist, I think in terms of structure. The way I keep going is through structure. It's what inspires me… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
As much as I'm drawn to writing about teenage girls, I like the idea of having the freedom to branch out and… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
I really write about situations that I have trouble, you know I mean, so I guess .. that's why I feel so… — Amy Winehouse Copy Share Image
“When she left the library, pearly threads linked roof to roof, dormer to dormer, a luminescent web under which everyone was equally… — Anouk Markovits Copy Share Image
“I recalled how the old bookseller had always told me that books have a soul, the soul of the person who wrote… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I befriended a homeless man five years ago, bought him a new set of teeth, helped him get his life on track.… — Louise Linton Copy Share Image
A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
If I had to get lost in a fictional world? I would love to go with those Hemingway characters in 'The Sun… — Blake Crouch Copy Share Image
“Part of the great wonder of reading is that it has the ability to make human beings feel more connected to one… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
I've never really felt that being part of a literary community is all that important. It can be extremely detrimental to a… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
“I am unpacking my library. Yes I am. The books are not yet on the shelves, not yet touched by the mild… — Walter Benjamin Copy Share Image
“You only benefit from books if you can give something back to them. What I mean is, if you approach them in… — Sándor Márai Copy Share Image
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