I never plan my novels because if I know what is going to happen, it bores me rigid. I let the story… — James Herbert Copy Share Image
One thing you really have to watch as a writer is getting on a soapbox or pulpit about anything. You don't want… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Interestingly enough, Aurthur C. Clarke once autographed a copy of his book "Rendezvous with Rama" for me. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I've been to Oculus a few times to do book signings and things there, and they tell me 'Ready Player One' is,… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
I love to read. I have a Kindle, and it's nice to be able to download books that people refer. — Kellan Lutz Copy Share Image
Like most of us, I'm used to juggling about 52 roles in life. Wife. Mother. Sister. Friend. Author. Sometimes I feel a… — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
“A world without books is like a playground without children. Natasha Johnstone” — Natasha Johnstone Copy Share Image
Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children's book librarians. — Richard Scarry Copy Share Image
It's so exciting when a book catches traction you didn't even expect (or completely did expect!), and so frustrating when a book… — Danielle Dutton Copy Share Image
It is my contention that a really great novel is made with a knife and not a pen. A novelist must have… — Frank Yerby Copy Share Image
Reading, for me, is like this: consumptive, pleasing, calming, as much as edifying. It's how I feel after a good dinner. That's… — Tara Bray Smith Copy Share Image
“Nobody fights over the opinion of which book is better. So why do we fight over which religion is better, if they're… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
I've written books as acts of discovery: things I need to know and that I need to touch. And it's very dangerous… — Kate Braverman Copy Share Image
Gary Shteyngart has written a memoir for the ages. I spat laughter on the first page and closed the last with wet… — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
I thought about cricket a lot. I needed to get out of this bubble of mine. I found it in books and… — Rahul Dravid Copy Share Image
I thought to myself, 'why not write a bestseller?' In the first place, more people buy them and more people read them.… — George Burns Copy Share Image
I am very lucky: not very many writers can say they genuinely like the film of their book. However, I do. — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
“All books are divisible into two classes: the books of the hours, and the books of all Time.” — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
You're not a human till you're in my phone book. There. My hat is now in the political ring. — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
“...consider yourself a functional character in someone else's novel - a background character - a person on the street - that's the… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“The real world dissolved and I was free to drift in fantasy, living a thousand lives, each one more powerful, more accessible,… — Frank Conroy Copy Share Image
Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer. — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
The Lord who gave us Earth and Heaven Takes that as thanks for all He's given. The book he lent is given… — John Masefield Copy Share Image
“I'm the first to admit that I don't write right. Now, relax and enjoy the show! The sideshow, that is.” — Lori R. Lopez Copy Share Image
“Motivational and moral books can change your present and future. Only The Bible can change your past.” — Alin Sav Copy Share Image
The trouble with censorship is that once it starts it is hard to stop. Just about every book contains something that someone… — Studs Terkel Copy Share Image
I wish I had read more and majored in literature rather than theatre. I think I would have been a better artist… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I did not think much what I was writing them for, except that I knew I wanted my next novel to be… — Nicholas Mosley Copy Share Image
“My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind … and a mind needs books as… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“Readers are of two sorts: one who goes carefully through a book, and the other who as carefully lets the book go… — Douglas Jerrold Copy Share Image
It would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it. — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
“The flickering candlelight conspired with the silence, and we only interrupted each other’s reading to share a casual delight.” — Keith Donohue Copy Share Image
And tell them all about the books you've read. Better still, buy some more books and read them. That's an order. You… — P.B. Kerr Copy Share Image
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Don't close the book of life because of stains of the past, just turn the page and start a new life. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is much better to learn the elements of geology, of botany, or ornithology and astronomy by word of mouth from a… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“One should only speak where one cannot remain silent, and only speak of what one has conquered —the rest is all chatter,… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
I was in the beginning when [comic book superheroes] started, but not anymore. Now I expect it. I've gotten very used to… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think it's easy to get a book in a bookstore. I think it's just damn near impossible to get a book… — Larry Winget Copy Share Image
“He is still, at times, astonished by her. She may be the most intelligent woman in England, he thinks. Her books may… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
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