Every writer secretly hopes that what he or she has written will endure. — Jonathan Coleman Copy Share Image
No more fiction, for now we calculate; but that we may calculate, we had to make fiction first. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
You can recover from the writing malady only by falling mortally ill and dying. — Jules Renard Copy Share Image
“To know your way round a library is to master the whole of culture, i.e. the whole world.” — Sophie Divry Copy Share Image
“Society places the writer so far beyond the pale that society does not regard the writer at all.” — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
In some ways, certain books are more powerful by far than any battle. — Henry A. Wallace Copy Share Image
I kind of do all of this writing as a way of thinking and learning. I'm sure it's similar to being a… — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
“When we are reading we become immersed in stories both on an intellectual and emotional level and when we come back to… — Peter G. Stromberg Copy Share Image
“Then I started reading this timetable I had in my pocket. Just to stop lying. Once I getstarted, I can go for… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
I'm completely indifferent to what genre I read provided that I feel sympathy with how a writer perceives being alive in the… — Thomas Ligotti Copy Share Image
“They writes some bits o’ their letters in them wee codies. That’s a terrible thing tae do to a reader. It’s hard… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Hemingway never grew out of adolescence. His scope and depth stayed shallow because he had no idea what women are for. — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“A writer must empathize with all of their characters because he is the one that bestowed upon them both joy and misery.” — Terry A O'Neal Copy Share Image
“The most potent recreational activity is when we sit back and exercise our minds with great and exciting books.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“When my first draft of a novel is done, I put it away, warts and all, to mellow. Some period of time… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“To make matters worse, some of the books had actually become migratory. In the nineteenth century Brakebills had appointed a librarian with… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
The wildest ride in modern crime novel exoticum. A novel so steeped in milieu that it feels as if you've blasted to… — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
“Only Homo sapiens can discuss things that are not tangible, such as fantasies, legends, myths, deities, and religions. The ability to talk… — Read trepreneur Copy Share Image
Every time when it comes to writing a book, I think, "I'm the last person in the world that should be doing… — David Toop Copy Share Image
“Did the men steal the papers?" Reynie asked, fearing her response. No, because they are fools," Sophie said bitterly. "They demanded to… — Trenton Lee Stewart Copy Share Image
I rewrite a great deal. I'm always fiddling, always changing something. I'll write a few words - then I'll change them. I… — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
McEwan's Atonement…truly dazzles, proving to be as much about the art and morality of writing as it is about the past…. The… — Noah Richler Copy Share Image
