People aren't reading self-published authors because…

Not surprisingly, the chief way self-published authors get the word out about their books is through the Internet.

— Ruth Glick

“Authors: The only people you thank for leaving you emotionally devastated.”

— Love The Stacks Bookstore

These days I find myself wanting to avoid being pigeon-holed, ghettoized, held in a different category than other authors. And when people ask me…

— Colson Whitehead

Musicians are at the bottom of the creative pyramid and authors are at the top, and many people think it's unacceptable for someone to…

— Nick Cave

There's a lot of young authors out there, and people do seem to forget: in order to write well, you do need to have…

— Richard K. Morgan

I think a diversity of expression can only be good, so I think the more that people write about their experience, use their imagination…

— Kevin Powers

The fact is that our kids aren't reading books - or frankly, much of anything lately. Schools are under funded, some schools even closing…

— James Patterson

People often ask, why aren't you reading about what it is you're working on right now? And the truth is, you only get three…

— David Petraeus

“If you aren’t affected somehow, even in the slightest bit, you aren’t reading the right book.”

— Anna Todd

“A book isn’t rigorous if students aren’t reading it.”

— Penny Kittle

Most of the people who have complaints with me aren't reading me.

— Jonathan Franzen

“But after years of teaching, we have decided that a lot of mothers just aren't reading textbooks.”

— Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg

“I beg your pardon. Sometimes, it's true I can be stubborn.' 'Sometimes?' she added derisively. 'Quite often,' he tempered.”

— S.N. Lemoing

“Writing is also an art.”

— Marc Mullo

“For every blissful moment you must an anguish meet.”

— Billie-Jo Williams