I'm a writer of fiction. I try to write about my time, but it's dangerous if I'm seen as an investigative writer.… — Abi Morgan Copy Share Image
I surround myself with books, kind of hoping the vast knowledge will just seep into my mind through osmosis. — Steve Backshall Copy Share Image
Having reached a point in which I was so bitter and exhausted from being a quote unquote public figure, I wanted to… — David Leavitt Copy Share Image
Am I worried people will say I'm repeating myself? Sure. One thought I had was to publish it as a novel but… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
Beware that the one who reads is the same as the book, the same as what is read, the same as the… — Mohammed Dib Copy Share Image
My counsel is, to force nothing, and rather to trifle and sleep away all unproductive days and hours, than on such days… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Writing is a good example of self-abandonment. I never completely forget myself except when I am writing and I am never more… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible. — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
“Writing in Library Journal, Ben Vershbow of the Institute for the Future of Book envisioned a digital ecology in which "parts of… — Jeff Jarvis Copy Share Image
“So the point of my keeping a notebook has never been, nor is it now, to have an accurate factual record of… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Like Flannery O'Connor, McCorkle's genius is to give us both philosophical speculation and a riveting narrative filled with unforgettable characters. Great writing,… — Ron Rash Copy Share Image
Writing for adults and writing for young people is really not that different. As a reporter, I have always tried to write… — Serge Schmemann Copy Share Image
I came across 'The Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller in one of the most romantic ways one can find a story.… — Taylor Jenkins Reid Copy Share Image
You don't want to be ungenerous toward people who give you prizes, but it is never the social or political message that… — John Irving Copy Share Image
To value the tradition of, and the discipline required for, the craft of fiction seems today pointless. The real Arcadia is a… — Alexander Theroux Copy Share Image
Lots of shows are written completely in the writer's room. And I wouldn't say 'The Walking Dead' is that way. There are… — Scott M. Gimple Copy Share Image
If the reader prefers, this book may be regarded as fiction. But there is always the chance that such a book of… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
The process of writing has always started for me when I put myself in a place where no one distracts me. — Joyce Maynard Copy Share Image
The best fiction is geared towards conflict. We learn most about our characters through tension, when they are put up against insurmountable… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
No Time For Goodbye is a deliciously smart thriller, full of surprises and perfect pacing. I'm jealous I didn't write it. — Alafair Burke Copy Share Image
Books have always helped me make sense of things. With any life experience, you can find someone who has documented it in… — Kate Beckinsale Copy Share Image
'Friend Monkey' is really my favorite of all my books because the Hindu myth on which it is based is my favorite… — P. L. Travers Copy Share Image
I understand that when people read my books that there's something there - but I don't identify with it. — Kathy Acker Copy Share Image
I got my first whiff of what big-time adult literature was all about when I was in 8th grade. I got it… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
Writing books takes a long time, and one thing a writer must do is learn to live with his or her project. — Charles Bock Copy Share Image
You go to New York or L.A., and every waiter wants to be a writer, director or actor. But there's a common… — Gillian Alexy Copy Share Image
Books swept me away, this way and that, one after the other; I made endless vows according to their lights for I… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
The Sound of Building Coffins is a soulful work from a writer of the weird. Maistros does more than make you feel… — Paul G. Tremblay Copy Share Image
To all my librarian friends, champions of books, true magicians in the House of Life. Without you, this writer would be lost… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
It is still an unending source of surprise for me how a few scribbles on a blackboard or on a piece of… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
Writing my own diary is the best form of remembrance, but only for my own use. I need these notes; it's like… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I'm of the school 'Write what you know.' You can educate yourself, but the best writing usually comes from the heart. — Terrence McNally Copy Share Image
To me, writing is not a profession. You might as well call living a profession. Or having children. Anything you can't help… — Vicki Baum Copy Share Image
Experiencing life through a book can help you learn without all the pain of going through the experiences first hand. — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
If there is no love between the author and the story, there is no love between the reader and the story. — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
I definitely feel that my brain works differently, and words come out differently, if I have a pencil in my hand, rather… — Lily King Copy Share Image
I can only write new words at my desk, the one I've owned for 25 years. When we moved to our new… — Steve Berry Copy Share Image
Really, what you should tell a novelist is, 'Keep going until you finish the draft. Don't show it to anyone.' — Andrew Sean Greer Copy Share Image
Books are ... companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of mind. Books are humanity in print. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Make sure you're realistic about what you can do, but if you have a good lead with something, making the plunge into… — Ben Clymer Copy Share Image
