“Good books should be an overwhelming assault upon the personality.” — Steffan Piper Copy Share Image
Some people say 'I want to be a writer,' and some people say, 'I want to write.' — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion. — Walter Jon Williams Copy Share Image
The real writer learns nothing from life. He is more like an oyster or a sponge. — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
“Nothing is easier to write than scenery; nothing more difficult and unnecessary to read.” — Jerome K. Jerome Copy Share Image
Everything in a novel has to be intentional, even the things that aren't. — Scott Spencer Copy Share Image
You will never work through writer's block if you walk away from your typewriter. That will only make it easier to walk… — James N. Frey Copy Share Image
I am a writer who came of a sheltered life. A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
Obviously, you're a better writer at 31 then you are at 19. Hopefully, you're also a better human being and better at describing reality. — Ronny Chieng Copy Share Image
You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing… — Annie Proulx Copy Share Image
If the book we are reading does not wake us, as with a fist hammering on our skull, why then do we… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
It's funny how you can struggle with one piece and write a better one in a minute. When things come easy, it… — Joe Satriani Copy Share Image
I'm always looking for a sign - not in a spooky, supernatural way, but in a 'neurotic writer' kind of way. — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
Rather than a teaching tool, I think a novel is more of a witnessing entity. A witnessing entity? What is that? I… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
“Find a quiet place, and just read. If you’re reading an ebook, clear away everything else but your ebook reader. Then you… — Leo Babauta Copy Share Image
I can get really obsessive. I like writing many drafts, and I try not to because it is very time-consuming, especially when… — Carol Windley Copy Share Image
“I prefer the company of books. When I'm reading, I'm never alone, I have a conversation with the book. It can be… — Sophie Divry Copy Share Image
“Books have given me great stores of happiness, but if I am honest with myself I can see they have also taken… — Kyo Maclear Copy Share Image
Once a piece of writing gets to a moment where it's not going to get much better than it already is, marinate… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
“All experiences change us and personal writing is one of the most powerful agencies of change. The person who wrote these personal… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
I'm much more willing to buy a novel electronically by someone I don't know. Because if halfway through I think, I don't… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
I remember visiting my grandmother Adele in Ponce Inlet, Florida, when I was three years old, and she had an IBM electric… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
Becoming a book collector is like joining a religion: it’s for life. — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
“It all comes down to the written word and just how comfortable I am writing them.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One can become drab, dull, and boring doing the same thing every day. Writing helps break the monotony. — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
I write between 5.30am and 9.00. That way, I hope I carry over something from my dream time. — Andrew Motion Copy Share Image
“When you write a book, you have total control of the universe and everyone in it.” — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didnt have time. — Joan Armatrading Copy Share Image
I'm interested in stories that help me, people navigate in this broken world. — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
“I'm sure the only act that sells more books than a good banning is a good burning.” — Pansy Schneider-Horst Copy Share Image
I spend three hours a day writing and the rest of my day getting over it. — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favorites — John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Copy Share Image
I love discussing the ins and outs of the collaborative nature of writing. — Jim Rash Copy Share Image
“This story inspires me to contribute with something unique and exciting for my time.” — Simon Zingerman Copy Share Image
