In general, a writer would like to think that the best book that he has written is the book that he is… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
There was romance in the unknown, but once a place had been discovered and cataloged and mapped, it was diminished, just another… — Ransom Riggs Copy Share Image
Writing a book is about me doing the work to get from the obsessive particular to something that reaches out of that… — Lucy Corin Copy Share Image
I think the female first-person is still dismissed, demonized, especially if the book does not end on an empowering note, especially if… — Kate Zambreno Copy Share Image
“Just because you see bad contents in few pages of the book It doesn't mean the whole contents in that book are… — 69rascal Copy Share Image
I went to Europe three times, I read dozens and dozens of books, I studied thousands of photos. But I always supplemented… — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
Well, it seems to me that there are books that tell stories, and then there are books that tell truths... The first… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
There were times where I felt I was pressing a little bit too hard with the humor, and I had to pull… — Joshua Ferris Copy Share Image
There's a book called 'Where The Wild Things Are,' by American writer Maurice Sendak... it really is the most sublime book. It's… — Graeme Base Copy Share Image
A love of reading encompasses the whole of life: information, knowledge, insight and understanding, pleasure; the power to think, to select, to… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share Image
Patricia Smith is one of the best poets around and has been for a long time. Her Blood Dazzler is full of… — Terrance Hayes Copy Share Image
When you pick up a book, everyone knows it's imaginary. You don't have to pretend it's not a book. We don't have… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“Some things are just like riding a bicycle; you jump on, pedal, and hope you don’t fall.” — Henry Mosquera Copy Share Image
It's an America with strange mythic depths. I see it as a distorting mirror; a book of danger and secrets, of romance… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I have always discouraged young writers from self-publishing, by which I mean going to a vanity publisher and spending your hard earned… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
Part of growing up is learning your strengths and weaknesses. What better way to figure out that hand-eye coordination ain't your thing… — Greg Giraldo Copy Share Image
If I don't have the books to read, if I don't have the information to study, how can I succeed? That's a… — Richard Sherman Copy Share Image
Wandering the book fair at AWP is a great way to get acquainted with a wide sampling of the diverse journals that… — Eileen Pollack Copy Share Image
Is there any excitement to compare with the opening of a fresh parcel of books? — William Targ Copy Share Image
“One should watch a film adaptation of a favorite book only after considering , very carefully, the fact that the casting of… — Peter Mendelsund Copy Share Image
If you want intelligent children give them a book. If you want more intelligent children give them more books. — Jackie French Copy Share Image
Had I not had children of my own, I would have never written books for children, nor would I have been capable… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
My work is very eclectic. I write books that range from writing fiction, writing fable where I am very directly trying to… — Jonathon Keats Copy Share Image
