When a character bears the same name as the author it's just an invitation to have some fun. — Arthur Phillips Copy Share Image
“A witer's mind is NEVER silent. It is always conducting the next symphony of words.” — Leslie Austin Copy Share Image
“The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.” — D.H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Advice from a Romance Writer: Guys, make your woman feel pretty even on an 'off' day. Trust me, good things will come… — Michelle M. Pillow Copy Share Image
“He could’ve penned a rendition of Moby Dick in Pig Latin and he wouldn’t have been the wiser.” — Kelly Moran Copy Share Image
“A book always tells more about the author than the protagonist himself.” — Sneha Mehta Copy Share Image
“The unification of worlds is an author's priority, as one of them surely resides forbidden to the public.” — Paul Andreas Wunderlich 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
My job is essentially that of an entertainer, no different to that of a musician, no different to that of an actor.… — Bryce Courtenay Copy Share Image
Whenever I've had to tamper with history for plot purposes, I make sure to mention that in my author's note, and I… — Sharon Kay Penman Copy Share Image
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
“I'm going to be a person who writes stories. I never told mom and dad how much I loved them. I wanna… — Aoboshi Kimama Copy Share Image
Before, it was always, 'Oh, no, here comes Clancy, that insurance agent.' Now it's, 'Oh, here comes Tom Clancy, bestselling author.' But… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
“On having a backup plan: "Always a good plan anytime you want to follow your dream - I love writing, acting, and… — Samantha Steele Copy Share Image
It seems like every few years a big name author will holler something about how evil, heinous, and morally wrong fan fiction… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
Telling a story is like trying to eat grapes with a fork. It's always trying to get away from you. And if… — Brent Weeks Copy Share Image
“When people tell you that you aren't something or you can't accomplish your dreams, you can either cry about it or prove… — Imania Margria Copy Share Image
“You can edit what you write. Why not edit what you say? If it hurts somebody, you can still offer an apology… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“IGNORANCE is without gaining Knowledge & Knowledge is gained without IGNORANCE” — Charleston Parker Copy Share Image
“He without inspiration and motivation exists no more in a world full of innovations and inventions!” — Darnaya Darice Copy Share Image
“You are not an "author," you are a writer. If your books are still selling like hotcakes ten years after your demise,… — H.P. Oliver Copy Share Image
“Every so often an author comes along and changes the world. I am not that author!” — Rachel Rueben Copy Share Image
“Writers need faith, or else we can never trust the action of our words!” — Leslie Austin Copy Share Image
“Writing Cave means it's Coffee O'Clock...Who am I kidding? It's always Coffee O'Clock!” — Tammy-Louise Wilkins Copy Share Image
“Twitter is a serious writing distraction. As are grapefruits. The two have nothing else in common.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I'm not trying to please anyone. I'm just trying to write a damn book.” — Richard Denney Copy Share Image
“At least be sure you go to the author to find his meaning, not to find yours.” — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
The key thing about a book is that you lose yourself in the author's world. — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
“I write, so that everyone else, can live. The Affidavit of Niedria Dionne Kenny” — Niedria Dionne Kenny Copy Share Image
Being an author is always like being a well-run dictatorship - it's all one person speaking. — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
I'm not a writer, although, as a filmmaker, you are an author in a certain way. — Rob Marshall Copy Share Image
I have a huge author crush on Stephen King. Have never met him. Would probably embarrass myself. But it would be worth… — Lisa Gardner Copy Share Image
“She who is a dancer can only sway the silk of her hair like the summer breeze.” — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
“Writing is a craft, being an author is work, and having readers and a following is a gift.” — Michael J. Kannengieser Copy Share Image
“What's cheaper than a gallon of gas? An ebook. Save a dollar, stay home and read!” — Shandy L. Kurth Copy Share Image
“Your time is your time. Be awake to it. It's hard work to be wisely alive.” — Carew Papritz Copy Share Image
In open-source in general, the power lies in connecting the author of the software directly to users, eliminating the middleman. — Peter Fenton Copy Share Image
“Write the ending first and then you'll know before the opening sentence that it's going to be a good book.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“By connecting your inner child to your internal being, you bring out the hero in you that is inside all of us.” — Kim Ha Campbell Copy Share Image
My go-to author for knowing it all is Evelyn Waugh. 'A Handful of Dust' is as perfect as a book can get. — Laurie Graham Copy Share Image
