I don't think you can tell the objective truth about a person. That's why people write novels. — A. N. Wilson Copy Share Image
“The best thing about a book is that you don't have to plug it in.” — Joseph Voelbel Copy Share Image
I love to read. I have a Kindle, and it's nice to be able to download books that people refer. — Kellan Lutz Copy Share Image
All I've tried to do (with my writing) is capture the essence of my time. — Robert Penn Warren Copy Share Image
I wanted to write children's books. I felt that the best way to understand how a child thinks in their mind is… — Lauren Ridloff Copy Share Image
When I set out to write crime fiction, I didn't think to myself, 'I'm going to model myself on Agatha Christie' or… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
Life is like a book ; some chapters are sad , some are happy and some exciting . But if you never… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration. — Ralph Keyes Copy Share Image
I was a mess-up in school, a big mess-up. I was into history and English, because there were always stories, like 'Dracula'… — Barry Keoghan Copy Share Image
I wanted to write something visual that I could read to the children. This was when I created the idea of Redwall… — Brian Jacques Copy Share Image
People will tell you that writing is too difficult, that it's impossible to get your work published, that you might as well… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It was Owen Meany who taught me that any good book is always in motion—from the general to the specific, from the… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“When you're writing a book, it's rather like going on a very long walk, across valleys and mountains and things, and you… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
What is the purpose of writing? For me personally, it is really to explain the mystery of life, and the mystery of… — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
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Ultimately, it doesn't matter if the author intended a symbol to be there, because the job of reading is not to understand… — John Green Copy Share Image
That’s why you have to write your book right now, if that’s what you want to do. If you wait until you… — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
As a writer, it's a great narrative tool to have that character who is slightly detached but at the same time observant… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: You can't deceive me. I know your habits, foresee… — Cesare Pavese Copy Share Image
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