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title: "23 Authors Like Quotes by 23 authors"
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> [Authors, like coins, grow dear as they grow old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-pope/authors-like-coins-grow-dear-as-they-grow-old/)

[Alexander Pope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-pope/)

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> [Read the books you love, tell people about authors you like, and don’t worry about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/read-the-books-you-love-tell-people-about-authors-you-like-and-don-t/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c2/neil-gaiman-29_book_read-the-books-you-love-tell-people-abou_2177809.jpg)

> [Authors like reading. Go figure. So it's not surprising that we sometimes bog down in the research stage of new writing projects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/authors-like-reading-go-figure-so-it-s-not-surprising-that-we/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1a/edward-m-lerner-19914_authors_authors-like-reading-go-figure-so-it-s-n_250259.jpg)

> [Authors must not, like Chinese soldiers, expect to win victories by turning somersets in the air.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/authors-must-not-like-chinese-soldiers-expect-to-win-victories-by/)

[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/)

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> [Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/authors-are-sometimes-like-tomcats-they-distrust-all-the-other-toms/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

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> [“romance authors like Catherine Coulter, Brenda Joyce, Candice Proctor, Bertrice Small, Diana Gabaldon, and Jade Lee.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellery-adams/romance-authors-like-catherine-coulter-brenda-joyce-candice-proctor/)

[Ellery Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellery-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c18/ellery-adams-44275_books_romance-authors-like-catherine-coulter-b_1630516.jpg)

> [Authors are like cattle going to a fair: those of the same field can never move on without butting one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-savage-landor/authors-are-like-cattle-going-to-a-fair-those-of-the-same-field-can/)

[Walter Savage Landor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-savage-landor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/walter-savage-landor-1404_authors_authors-are-like-cattle-going-to-a-fair_1979444.png)

> [I've noticed that, with many of the authors I like, I tend to think I would dislike them as human beings or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-marling/i-ve-noticed-that-with-many-of-the-authors-i-like-i-tend-to-think-i/)

[Laura Marling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-marling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/laura-marling-8939_amount_i-ve-noticed-that-with-many-of-the-autho_190471.png)

> [Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robertson-davies/authors-like-cats-because-they-are-such-quiet-lovable-wise-creatures/)

[Robertson Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robertson-davies/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f60/robertson-davies-834_books_authors-like-cats-because-they-are-such_1339178.png)

> [Among non-fiction authors I like Richard Bach, Nichiren Daishonin, Burton Watson, Deepak Chopra and MJ Akbar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mukul-dev/among-non-fiction-authors-i-like-richard-bach-nichiren-daishonin/)

[Mukul Dev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mukul-dev/)

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> [People would react to books by authors like James and Austen almost on a gut level. I think it was not so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/azar-nafisi/people-would-react-to-books-by-authors-like-james-and-austen-almost/)

[Azar Nafisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/azar-nafisi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/435/azar-nafisi-2001_almost_people-would-react-to-books-by-authors-l_2896508.png)

> [“People who make snide comments to authors like "anyone can write a book" or "well, you did it, so obviously I can/it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-m-pillow/people-who-make-snide-comments-to-authors-like-anyone-can-write-a/)

[Michelle M. Pillow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-m-pillow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/michelle-m-pillow-9760_adult-fiction_people-who-make-snide-comments-to-author_1522060.jpg)

> [Authors also create lovable, friendly characters, then proceed to do terrible things to them, like throw them in unsightly librarian-controlled dungeons. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/authors-also-create-lovable-friendly-characters-then-proceed-to-do/)

[Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/brandon-sanderson-112_birthday-party_authors-also-create-lovable-friendly-cha_3088718.jpg)

> [Probably every book I read influenced me in some small way. Authors like Jan Westcott, Kathleen Winsor, Catherine Cookson, Georgette Heyer, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/probably-every-book-i-read-influenced-me-in-some-small-way-authors/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

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> [If my public existence does anything worthwhile, hopefully it at least demystifies the author a bit, because I know when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/if-my-public-existence-does-anything-worthwhile-hopefully-it-at-least/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c7/john-green-12_books_if-my-public-existence-does-anything-wor_197335.jpg)

> [“The window on the right featured contemporary bestselling authors like Brad Meltzer, James Patterson, David Baldacci, Nelson DeMille, and others who make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/the-window-on-the-right-featured-contemporary-bestselling-authors/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/nelson-demille-3019_authors_the-window-on-the-right-featured-contemp_113712.jpg)

> [You get a good review, and it’s like crack. You need another hit. And another. And another. I know authors are like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-bracken/you-get-a-good-review-and-it-s-like-crack-you-need-another-hit-and/)

[Alexandra Bracken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-bracken/)

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> [“I was surprised to find authors like Kaizan Nakazato and Sanjugo Naoki in a corner of the bookcase where I've never noticed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shizuko-go/i-was-surprised-to-find-authors-like-kaizan-nakazato-and-sanjugo/)

[Shizuko Go](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shizuko-go/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/shizuko-go-60872_book_i-was-surprised-to-find-authors-like-kai_462521.jpg)

> [The reason some crime writers have a chip on their shoulder about the label is because their good books are shelved beside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/the-reason-some-crime-writers-have-a-chip-on-their-shoulder-about-the/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

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> [There are authors like David Foster Wallace or Raymond Chandler - with voice-based authors I might end up a completist, because what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/there-are-authors-like-david-foster-wallace-or-raymond-chandler-with/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

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> [I liked the idea of exposing the beams in collaborative novel. And there are many - especially in the crime world -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-lutz/i-liked-the-idea-of-exposing-the-beams-in-collaborative-novel-and/)

[Lisa Lutz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-lutz/)

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> [I could hear music playing in the background of works by certain authors, like Poe and Shakespeare. And I discovered Nikki Giovanni…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-scott/i-could-hear-music-playing-in-the-background-of-works-by-certain/)

[Jill Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-scott/)

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> [My broad sense of this is that authors like Smil really paint the clear picture, and once you see that, it's kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/my-broad-sense-of-this-is-that-authors-like-smil-really-paint-the/)

[Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/)

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