“Most people weren’t aware that books chose us, at the time when we needed them most.” — Rebecca Raisin Copy Share Image
I love the physical act of writing as well as how I grow which each situation I put on the page. — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
I was reading Neil Postman's 'Amusing Ourselves to Death'. It's one of my favourites. — Brent Faiyaz Copy Share Image
What's the best thing you can do for your writing? Construct a boring life. — Dorothy Allison Copy Share Image
I think it is a quest of literature throughout the ages to describe the human condition. — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
The most difficult novel I have had to write in terms of just getting it done was The Vampire Lestat. It took… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
“Sometimes she narrates her actions inside her head in third-person. Does that make her a writer or a woman?” — Kate Zambreno Copy Share Image
“The best thing about being a writer is that 'work' is always something you love, plus usually accompanied by tea, coffee and… — Jamie L. Harding Copy Share Image
If a novel reveals true and vivid relationships, it is a moral work, no matter what the relationships consist in. If the… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Sometimes you just have to write some days off, and I know that's a terrible thing to say, but it's the truth. — Vogue Williams Copy Share Image
“I don't write for money or for my words to be read. I write because it takes me to dark corners in… — Zachary Koukol Copy Share Image
Once you’ve read too many trashy best-sellers, you begin to look for something with substance, something that attempts to define the universe. — Jessica Zafra Copy Share Image
I write out of enthusiasm. Momentum that comes from a new idea. Eagerness to explore. I also write out of fear -… — Nick Antosca Copy Share Image
The best bit of novel writing is being allowed to write exactly what you want at the speed that you want, and… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library; for who can see the… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
A common question asked of writers is "When did you decide to become a writer?" The answer, of course, is that we… — Mary Higgins Clark Copy Share Image
I had a year of panic attacks. I was feeling really pressured, like I could never do it again. With a first… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
When a writer receives praise or blame, when he arouses sympathy or is ridiculed, when he is loved or rejected, it is… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
Really good writing, from my perspective, runs a lot like a visual on the screen. You need to create that kind of… — Ann Voskamp Copy Share Image
Pastoralia by George Saunders. Possibly my favorite book. Its one of the weirdest books Ive ever read. If Monty Python and Thomas… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
But this I know; the writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of whichhe is not always mastersomething that at times… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“reading has as many functions as the human body, and... not all of them are cerebral.” — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
When I write, it's almost like it really sets in my brain. I don't ever go back and read it. — Jon Rahm Copy Share Image
“No better way to avoid making a decision than burying yourself in a big fat book.” (p. 105).” — Elizabeth Bard Copy Share Image
Do I have to talk to insane people?" "You're a librarian now. I'm afraid it's mandatory. — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to himself. — Luc de Clapiers Copy Share Image
The reader can't take much for granted in a fiction where the scenery can eat the characters. — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
