My #1 job as a thriller author is to give readers the best white-knuckle thrill ride I am capable of. I am… — Brad Thor Copy Share Image
“I will not mention the name (and what bits of it I happen to give here appear in decorous disguise) of that… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
I'm better suited to be a director, I think. I see myself as the general author. I hate the word 'auteur,' because… — Cary Fukunaga Copy Share Image
I was a big reader as a child. My father is a great book lover and a librarian, but he forbid me… — Asa Larsson Copy Share Image
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The grand surprise has really been the fact that being an author, which to me had always implied being a private person,… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
“All my life, used the best lotions, finest soaps, nicest oils, and fanciest perfumes to keep my skin nice, only to find… — Liz Faublas-Wallace Copy Share Image
“When both you and your spouse actively focus on developing godly character qualities, the foundation of your marriage will be twice as… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
“Ever since I could read, I’ve wanted to write a book. I never thought I had anything to write about. Maybe you… — Daniel Willey Copy Share Image
“To be honest, I love watching some of the old cartoons and new ones that are popular. It's another way to make… — Simi Sunny Copy Share Image
“It is not so much as to say that something has occured; but to describe the very essence of the occurance. One… — Jason W. Blair Copy Share Image
“Writing is about taking everyday observations, things which people see almost every day of their lives, and yet bringing it to their… — Jamie L. Harding Copy Share Image
“Most people keep their dreams to themselves, afraid to follow their hearts. Writers make their dreams a reality with each word, each… — CK Webb Copy Share Image
Why wouldn't - how couldn't - an author care about how his or her books look? — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
“Writers, by their very nature, live a thousand lives and die a thousand times. They experience loss each time a character dies. … — Larry Ray Palmer Copy Share Image
“Mentor Me: ...the crossroads and convergence of where science, metaphysics, religion, and utopian society intersect.” — Ken Poirot Copy Share Image
“Although my road to writing seems like it may have come easily, there were a few bumps in that road. I didn’t… — Nina Jean Slack Copy Share Image
Since my romance novels had all been thrillers as well, it wasn't such a leap for me to move into the straight… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
“It is an awesome tragedy in this life that, when asking what a person is and they reply doctor or lawyer or… — D.A. Botta Copy Share Image
Stories where the author has known very little, but run a computer program that tells him how to construct a planet, and… — Frederik Pohl Copy Share Image
If the day gets really bad, I can always pull out fan mail. Who else gets mail where kids write to you… — Jon Scieszka Copy Share Image
“If you hear voices, you’re a lunatic. If you write down what they say, you’re an author.” — Dani Harper Copy Share Image
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