The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
I love stories and behaviors. And everyone has a story to tell, big or small, always fascinating. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A writer's life stands in relation to his work as a house does to a garden, related but distinct. — Mavis Gallant Copy Share Image
“Even when all other forms of communication fail, books will remain.” — George Brockway Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of 'The Lost Weekend.' I have this dog-eared copy of the 1963 Time Reading Program edition, which was… — Blake Bailey Copy Share Image
If you spend all your time reading books that you only pretend to understand, year after year, there isn't much room for… — Cathleen Schine Copy Share Image
I will always find something that I want to try and become better at. I always love to spend more time with… — Connie Nielsen Copy Share Image
I'd like to know what I could do if I really had the time to spend on writing a book, with no… — Lewis Grizzard Copy Share Image
If you would be a writer, first be a reader. Only through the assimilation of ideas, thoughts and philosophies can one begin… — Allan W. Eckert Copy Share Image
“Writing is like a lump of coal. Put it under enough pressure and polish it enough and you might just end up… — A.J. Dalton Copy Share Image
For though there never was so much reading matter put before the public, there was never less actual 'reading' in the truest… — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline:… — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
“But when you write something down, you have to think it all the way through. Sometimes, I'm not even sure how I… — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
There've been times when I have existential conversations with myself, and I've thought about leaving and trying to apply my education better.… — Rashida Jones Copy Share Image
“How pleasant it is to spend an evening in this way! I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Every reader of the Dreiser novels must cherish astounding specimens--of awkward, platitudinous marginalia, of whole scenes spoiled by bad writing, of phrases… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
My writing life is pretty simple - I try to work every day, almost always in the mornings - and I can… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
Write what you want to read. The person you know best in this world is you. Listen to yourself. If you are… — Robin McKinley Copy Share Image
Whatever they do, criminals and non-criminals act in particular ways. Some writers, for instance, use computers, others pen and paper. Some write… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
“Should he give free reign to his desires, the bibliomaniac can ruin his life along with the lives of his loved ones.… — Mikita Brottman Copy Share Image
I get inspired by my friends, and if a friend is a writer, that is even deeper. — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
My collection of rare books concerns only books that don't tell the truth. — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
The writer's life: Hard days, lots of work, no money, too much silence. Nobody's fault. You chose it. — Bill Barich Copy Share Image
I found nothing really wrong with this autobiography except poor choice of subject. — Clifton Fadiman Copy Share Image
“Noooo They can't burn up Books aren't any good when they're well done You can't cook them that long” — Mizuki Nomura Copy Share Image
“Our lives should be written in stone. Paper is too temporary— too easy to rewrite.” — Hiroshi Sakurazaka Copy Share Image
Well, I suppose I'm interested in ways of storytelling and in stories that are about storytelling. — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world. — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Well see, I'm a good enough writer that not everybody in my books talks exactly like I do. — Robert Kirkman Copy Share Image
