“Being an author is like being a kick boxer. You take a lot of hits to the head.” — Judah Lee Davis Copy Share Image
The best translations are always the ones in the language the author can't read. — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
“Caution not spirit, let it roam wild; for in that natural state dance embraces divine frequency.” — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
Traditional publishers require an author to submit a manuscript six months in advance, and if pressed, no later than two or three. — Heather Brooke Copy Share Image
“I think people need hope when times are tough. I think they also need escape and adventure and fantasy. Books are like… — Michelle M. Pillow Copy Share Image
“When you write, you are telling a story...to yourself. When you revise, you are telling a story to yourself...over and over again.” — Kai Strand Copy Share Image
“At some point, you just gotta forgive the past, your happiness hinges on it.” — Aaron Lauritsen Copy Share Image
I really believe we read differently when we know even the most banal facts of an author's life. — Anne Michaels Copy Share Image
“A leader does not only discover what people can do better. He teaches, guides and mentor them to do it exceptionally well.… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
In my first 15 or 20 years of authorship, I was almost never asked to give a speech or an interview. The… — John Updike Copy Share Image
The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by 500 readers, or by five hundred thousand;… — Brooks Adams Copy Share Image
“You can't make a fan of everyone. Stay true to your story, characters, music, art or whatever it is you do and… — Ann Marie Frohoff Copy Share Image
My typical morning involves some time on the treadmill, but obviously I skip that a lot. Mostly, I wake up, check my… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Everything I've wanted to turn into a film becomes something new and different when it becomes a movie... Each time I work… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
“The average author hawks their books at many events. They are vigilant promoters, waiting for a breakthrough. They do this, or else… — Michael J. Kannengieser 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
“I miss her | & not the type of missing when you’re alone, not the type when you’re broken down half drunk,… — Brandon Villasenor Copy Share Image
'Ghost City' was actually one of the few instances of non-fiction that I had written, and I felt that I probably said… — Ronald Frame Copy Share Image
“Imagine a young Isaac Newton time-travelling from 1670s England to teach Harvard undergrads in 2017. After the time-jump, Newton still has an… — Geoffrey Miller Copy Share Image
“Writing is mental exercise and the preeminent method to train the mind to achieve a desirable state of mental quietude. Meditative writing,… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
I've become President of the Author's Guild, and, in part because they thought I had to know what I was talking about… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
“I write so others might contemplate things out of the ordinary. I write to make people feel—to cause laughter and tears, to… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I am more optimistic, both about reading and about books. There will always be non-readers, bad readers, lazy readers – there always… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
“I reached into the pile and pulled out a few connected chips and then was about to shove them into my mouth,… — Phil Wohl Copy Share Image
“Writing is like breathing -- it is necessary for my survival.” — Michelle C. Hillstrom Copy Share Image
There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
