A good library can provide the furniture of our minds and the threads from which we weave our dreams. — Anne Perry Copy Share Image
“The sign of a good book is that it entertains you. The sign of a great book is that it changes you.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
I'm a writer. I write not only for a living, I write because I'm a writer. — Gary Jennings Copy Share Image
“Some men borrow books; some men steal books; and others beg presentation copies from the author.” — James Jeffrey Roche Copy Share Image
Yes, writing is not easy. But can any writer imagine NOT writing? — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
Co-writing is a very unnatural feeling. It's like wanting to document a feeling that you have and then trying to get someone… — Kathleen Edwards Copy Share Image
For a writer, children make life needlessly hard. I've muddled through a lot of things, but I have not muddled through my… — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
I've always said that Watership Down is not a book for children. I say: it's a book, and anyone who wants to… — Richard Adams Copy Share Image
Listen carefully to the feedback your readers give you. Dont write unless people want you to write, a lot of people write… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
The beauty of literature is you allow readers to see things through other peoples eyes. All good books do this. — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I have the great privilege of being both witness and storyteller. Intimacy, trust and intuition guide my work. — Jim Goldberg Copy Share Image
When you're writing, you're conjuring. It's a ritual, and you need to be brave and respectful and sometimes get out of the… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
“To write a lot, you should rethink your mental models of rejection and publication. Rejections are like a sales tax on publications:… — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share Image
Afterwards, in bed with a book, the spell of television feels remote compared to the journey into the page. To be in… — Ann-Marie MacDonald Copy Share Image
“She slid a book from the shelf and sat with it on the floor. She tore a page from the book and… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“I was raised to respect books - the house was full of them. From the time I was little, it was drummed… — Martha Southgate Copy Share Image
“When you release your first book, all you really need is to get a few people to love it. When you release… — Sean Platt Copy Share Image
“Books are the immortality of the race, the father and mother of most that is worth while cherishing in our hearts. To… — Christopher Morley Copy Share Image
Don't you think that's the main reason people find [writing] so difficult? If they can write complete sentences and can use a… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
When I'm writing for a book, it's much more reflective process. I have certain things that may not translate well to the… — Paul Reiser Copy Share Image
“He found himself in a room not unlike the shop. All books again, packed tight on shelves or laying in piles on… — Jenny Nimmo Copy Share Image