When we read about reading, we get to share an experience that is usually kept private. Incisive descriptions of reading help us… — Joanna Scott Copy Share Image
I don't think there's such a thing as autobiographical fiction. If I say it happened, it happened, even if only in my… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I myself don't know what makes my books work. I enter a bookstore and I'm frankly overwhelmed by the number of books… — Chetan Bhagat Copy Share Image
I have heard of novels started in the middle, at the end, written in patches to be joined together later, but I… — C. S. Forester Copy Share Image
When I'm out having the experiences, that's exactly what I'm doing: having the experiences. Then I can later reflect and write. — Kevin Morby Copy Share Image
My childhood was spent embracing one literary heroine after another. I identified passionately with each one and would slavishly imitate them. — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
All those who actually live the mysteries of life haven't the time to write, and all those who have the time don't… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
If you write every day, you're going to write a lot of things that aren't terribly good, but you're going to have… — Nicholson Baker Copy Share Image
I used to think that if I had a choice between writing well and living well, I would choose the former. But… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
“The porter spends his days in the Library keeping strict vigil over this catacomb of books, passing along between the shelves and… — W.N.P. Barbellion Copy Share Image
Books have survived television, radio, talking pictures, circulars (early magazines), dailies (early newspapers), Punch and Judy shows, and Shakespeare's plays. They have… — Vicki Myron Copy Share Image
“You know that you are a writer if you are imaginative. You know that you are a writer if you are curious.… — Jon Scieszka Katie DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Once you’re out of the classroom, you might vow never to open another book, after being force-fed their contents for so many… — Cassandra King Copy Share Image
Write as if you were dying. At the same time, assume you write for an audience consisting solely of terminal patients. That… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
A writer's life is so hazardous that anything he does is bad for him. Anything that happens to him is bad: failure's… — E. L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
I never talk about what I'm writing about currently, never. It's private work on your own, no need or obligation to talk… — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
“Losing maturity in one’s fiction for the sake of marvels and monsters can also mean losing propriety, and that’s not always a… — Hal Duncan Copy Share Image
The idea of a memoir is to tell the truth. I know that often the truth hurts, but a lie hurts even… — Rohan Marley Copy Share Image
I think writers tend to hear a different message from the ones our friends and acquaintances intend. We see what's revealed, which… — Tom Barbash Copy Share Image
“A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life raft and a festival. They… — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
I know society these days, I know people are wanting to find everything they can to pick things apart, but I have… — LeAnn Rimes Copy Share Image
It wasn't until my fifth or sixth book where I realized I'm trying to do the same thing in every story I… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Life is like a book; Dont jump to the end to see if its worth it. Just enjoy life and fill the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I believe that in a good collaboration, the authors bring their strengths to the story; one author's strength cancels the other author's… — Jack Dann Copy Share Image
I guess writing is a kind of therapy in the sense that there are things you need to say and you say… — Hanif Kureishi Copy Share Image
I don't keep a journal anymore. I did when I was younger, and I think its good for young girls to try… — Hilary Duff Copy Share Image
Henry James and Edith Wharton are huge for me because they gave me a way to understand America while still respecting the… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
A book collection is a cross between a Rorschach test and This Is Y our Life. It marks your life clearly like… — Margo Kaufman Copy Share Image
“What good literature can do and does do—far greater than any importation of morality—is touch the human soul.” — Karen Swallow Prior Copy Share Image
“The more you can remove any stakes or pressure—just write as fast as you can type—it’s going to come out better.” — Mike Sacks Copy Share Image
While it can be pleasurable to move speedily through a work of fiction, there's a different sort of pleasure to be had… — Joanna Scott Copy Share Image
If what needs to get done is going to get done, then I can't screw around with the luxury of writing rituals… — Paul G. Tremblay Copy Share Image
You write a book like that that you're fond of over the years, then you see that happen to it, it's like… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“Because—and don’t let anybody tell you different—novel writing is mostly triage (this now, that later) and obstinacy.” — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
I am very lucky that I get to tell stories for a living. I love being able to grab people's attention, to… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“How my life has been brought to undiscovered lands, and how much richer it gets - all from words printed on a… — Emoke B'Racz Copy Share Image
“Writing creatively is a process of self-consumption that requires one to dive deeply inside of oneself with no guarantee of reemergence.” — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
I knew very early on I wanted to be a television writer. My teachers told me I was a strong writer and… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
“Memoirs are often about difficult things in a person's life. In my situation, my story starts with about the stupidest, most immoral… — Piper Kerman Copy Share Image
“Don't be afraid to be the new kid on the block. Pay attention and respect the more seasoned writers around you, but… — L.A. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
