“I decided to give him books. I knew that he had long wanted to possess a complete set of Pushkin’s works, in… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“express written permission of the author. Although the author and publisher have made every effort to ensure that the” — Amy Wright Copy Share Image
Having a memoir and a retrospective of your work running almost simultaneously when you're still alive does feel a bit posthumous. — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
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“Vicki M. Taylor's "Not Without Anna," is a gripping, hard-hitting, thought-provoking look at the escalating crisis of teen alcohol and drug abuse.… — Vicki M. Taylor Copy Share Image
I love being a part of storytelling, so whether I'm getting to do that on Survivor, or do it through kids' adventure… — Jeff Probst Copy Share Image
A lot of being a writer doesn't have anything to do with writing. It's ironic - I have to squeeze the books… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
There is no royal path to good writing; and such paths as exist do not lead through neat critical gardens, various as… — Jessamyn West Copy Share Image
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“I have yet to find that one perfect phrase that epitomizes all the mysteries of the universe. Luckily, I doubt to ever… — D.A. Botta Copy Share Image
I ended up at fifty, over-the-hill, thinking I had no future. Finally, I realized that I had allowed myself to write less… — Waldo Salt Copy Share Image
When children are very young, you read them books that are positive to help them go to sleep. But there comes a… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
A high truth, indeed, fairly, finely, and skilfully wrought out, brightening at every step, and crowning the final development of a work… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
When you're a writer and something difficult happens to you, one of the things involved in that is this emergence of narrative… — Leslie Jamison Copy Share Image
When you have committed enough words to paper, you feel you have a spine stiff enough to stand up in the wind.… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
Journal what you love, what you hate, what's in your head, what's important. Journaling organizes your thoughts; allows you to see things… — Kay WalkingStick Copy Share Image
I have dreamt of being an author since the age of 14, and writing about my experiences has always been a part… — Tim Cope Copy Share Image
It's easy to get published once you have written a really good book and the hard part, 99 percent of what you… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
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Here was one place where I could find out who I was and what I was going to become. And that was… — Jerzy Kosinski Copy Share Image
Everything in my past, in my training, everything that has been most essential in my activity up to now has made me… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
I didn't have much to say to anybody but kept to myself and my books. With my eyes closed, I would touch… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Life is like a novel. Many chapters read and forgotten. But there is one I wont forget. Its the chapter I met… — Babloo Copy Share Image
I write any sort of rubbish which will cover the main outlines of the story, then I can begin to see it. — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
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The change which the writing wrought in me (and of which I did not write) was only a beginning; only to prepare… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Sarah Phelps is such an incredibly detailed writer. She's famous for bringing literature to life, like Dickens and Agatha Christie. — Sarah Greene Copy Share Image
Great writers know what to cut out. It's the same in life. Clear ambitions. Clear relationships. This is the stuff of good… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
I want books to give me insight into the way people's brains work and hearts work, and that's what engages me. — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
People always ask me, 'Why do you only write about heartbreak?' I think I only write when I'm broken, so that's just… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
“Straining the mind, wrinkling the brow, We write, write, write, Without respite Or hope of praise in the future or now.” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
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If you want to be taken seriously and gain credibility, you really do have to try and write yourself. I don't want… — Amy Nuttall Copy Share Image
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As a writer, I always think about who my prototype actors are, in my brain. It's helpful, as a writer, to think… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to… — Martial Copy Share Image
I can have people around a lot more because I'm not always chasing them away so I can work on my novel.… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
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