“Writers create impressions that inspire, stir emotions, evoke questions and sprinkle seeds of awe.” — C. Toni Graham Copy Share Image
Reading liberates you. You could know about the world through reading. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Readers enjoy talking about books almost as much as they like reading. — Donalyn Miller Copy Share Image
Writing the 'Crossfire' series is deeply personal for me, and I love the whole process of it. — Sylvia Day Copy Share Image
I can't write if someone else is in the house, not even the cleaning woman. — Patricia Highsmith Copy Share Image
“Those who achieve the extraordinary are usually the most ordinary because they have nothing to prove to anybody. Be Humble.” — Aaron Lauritsen Copy Share Image
Writers do draw inspiration from their own lives, which, quite frankly, might be more interesting than fiction. — Monica Johnson Copy Share Image
“I once learned that only three behaviors set literate people apart. The first two are obvious: reading and writing; but the third… — Roy Peter Clark Copy Share Image
“Misunderstanding and distrust—the predominant elements of a novel. Without them, everyone lives happily from beginning.” — Carmen DeSousa Copy Share Image
When I'm writing a book - say I'm going to write a parenting book. I'll go out and buy the 100 top… — Larry Winget Copy Share Image
The books that matter to me...are those that galvanize something inside me. I read books to read myself. — Sven Birkerts Copy Share Image
And to all of you, what it really comes down to is: If you're buying a book with my name on it,… — Peter David Copy Share Image
Some say writing is its own reward. I write for money, but writing for money is not so bad, especially when that… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the dull parts of first drafts come from a kind of over-managing, intrusive writer who wants to… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
“If the director fired everyone here who might go mad, half the museum would be depopulated", Christine replied. She exaggerated, of course… — Jordan L. Hawk Copy Share Image
The moment in which the narrator, reaching for his boots, becomes vividly and lastingly aware of the finality of his grandmother's death… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
When I finally got tired of arguing with her and decided to write a novel as if I was some kind of… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“I felt lost without the Delete key, the scrollbar, the cut and paste functions, the Undo command. I had to do all… — Nicholas Carr Copy Share Image
Fiction can produce truth, and truth can be false. What does it mean to say that it's true that, what, two out… — How to Dress Well Copy Share Image
I look at some of the great novelists, and I think the reason they are great is that they're telling the truth.… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in writers who are overcome with certainty, with single-mindedness, or with a sense of how consistent and morally upstanding… — Andrew O'Hagan Copy Share Image
It's very hard to turn writers against each other, believe it or not. — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
Don't close the book of life because of stains of the past, just turn the page and start a new life. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Everywhere I go, I find that writers are treated as if they are invisible, as if they don't matter. — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
You have to have some kind of clarity or understanding of what's happening to write. — Benjamin Booker Copy Share Image
It would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it. — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
I think readers are just looking for things that maybe they recognize or can relate to in the books. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Writing and breathing are two things that feel most natural for me.” — Susan Stovall Copy Share Image
I've always been sort of drawn to storytelling, and I was always very playful growing up. — Megan Boone Copy Share Image
Without books, we might just melt into the airwaves and be just another set of blips. — John Updike Copy Share Image
I think writers rush in where everybody is very frightened to tread — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
If I didn't see its place in the Saga when I planned it, I probably wouldn't write it at all. — Leslie Charteris Copy Share Image
