If you write a novel alone you sit and you weave a little narrative. And it's O.K., but it's of no account. — V. S. Naipaul Copy Share Image
“As every reader knows in his or her heart, there is much more to truth than mere fact.” — Alison Croggon Copy Share Image
At one time in my career, Barnes and Noble bookstores categorized my books as religious fiction. — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
Novelists may be able to seek advice from readers and editors, but in the end, it is up to them to get… — Jon Weisman Copy Share Image
“all heathen books are poisoned through and through with this striving after praise and honor.” — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Nor would I willingly miss the early darkness and the pleasant firelight tea and the long evenings among my books.” — Elizabeth von Arnim Copy Share Image
I wrote a novel because I had a yen to do it. I believe this is sufficient reason to set out to… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
There are no authentic reports in any of the Muslim books of history of the Prophet Muhammad punishing anyone for same-sex acts. — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
“OK, Finlay, let’s get it done,” I said. “I don’t have an address because I don’t live anywhere. Maybe one day I’ll… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
When I was in fourth grade, a novelist came to talk to my English class. She told us that being an author… — J. Courtney Sullivan Copy Share Image
“In truth, I think he was afraid. Rudy Steiner was scared of the book theif's kiss. He must have longed for it… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“But aliens? There are TV shows about them. There are books and movies and more. The media indoctrinates you to them until… — Thomm Quackenbush Copy Share Image
Good News for lovers on valentines day A new way to send romantic kiss to ur girl friend Just call me and… — Sadie Copy Share Image
“Plots are interesting, characters are fascinating, scenery can be totally enveloping,” Morrison says, “but the real art is the deep structure, the… — John Freeman Copy Share Image
“Movie or no, you should never put pictures of the book’s characters on the cover. That only cramps the reader’s fantasy. You… — Herman Koch Copy Share Image
I can't imagine I could have become the person I am now without books. Books became synonymous with freedom. They showed that… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
I try to write 'and it's all very funny' after each scene description so that the reader can imagine the movie in… — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
I'm working on a new novel, in its 3rd draft, but it's hard to write while doing 7th Heaven. — Stephen Collins Copy Share Image
When you get me a good man made out of arguments, I will get you a good dinner with reading you the… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Incompetence, in my books, is the failure of the critical faculties to interfere constructively with the natural flow. — Robert Genn Copy Share Image
A book may not tell us exactly how to live our own lives, but our own lives can teach us how to… — Rebecca Mead Copy Share Image
“A book that I would recommend for everyone: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” — Skloot Copy Share Image
“And so we beat on, books against the critics, borne back ceaslessly into rewrites.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
What a blessed thing it is, that Nature, when she invented, manufactured, and patented her authors, contrived to make critics out of… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr Copy Share Image
Books can lift our spirits, heal our wounds, steel our courage and strengthen our religious resolve. — Scott Cunningham Copy Share Image
Poetry is the most concentrated form of literature; it is the most emotionalized and powerful way in which thought can be presented. — Amy Lowell Copy Share Image
Literature may be light as a cobweb, but it must be fastened down to life at the four corners. — Nellie L. McClung Copy Share Image
I don't have time to read a lot. And when I do, I read things that have just the facts. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I go on vacation strictly to relax - to kick back with a good book and do nothing else but read, sleep… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
I honestly don't remember the book well enough to register any surprise about anything. I don't remember anything being shocking to me. — Jeff Tweedy Copy Share Image
I have only one bit of advice to beginning writers: be sure your novel is read by Rodgers and Hammerstein. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
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Whether it is television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books or the Internet, a few giant conglomerates are determining what we see, hear and… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Generally, if you preface an interview request with, 'I'm an author writing a book,' for some reason, that seems to open a… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
The book Since the publication of my autobiography which was featured till today are moist — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
“I miss being a student," said Abdul Wahid. "I miss the passionate discussions with my friends, and most of all the hours… — Helen Simonson Copy Share Image
Some Time We Fail To Understand The Feelings Of Very Close People In Our Life Because A Book Held Very Near To… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
It is better to be the builder of our own name than to be indebted by descent for the proudest gifts known… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
The truth is, my life was made infinitely more difficult because I didn't read any books. But I didn't read any books.… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
How long a book tends to illustrate depends on the book. 'The Awful Aunty' took me 10 days. — Tony Ross Copy Share Image
