“Whenever I’d get howlin’ over something, he’d grab my ass up from wherever I was and head straight for the john. Momma… — Cole Alpaugh Copy Share Image
I read many wonderful novels, though I now find the idea of literary fiction obsolete. — Simon Sebag Montefiore Copy Share Image
A lot of young-adult authors, great ones, have tried their hands at literary fiction, and not a lot of them have succeeded.… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity… — Robert Hall Copy Share Image
I’ve often taken important classical, biblical or literary stories and interrogated them. I have tried to reinvigorate Lot by interpreting it differently. — Howard Barker Copy Share Image
We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and 1969. He was a young writer, and… — Vaclav Klaus Copy Share Image
“The significant difference between Proust and Faulkner, for Sartre, is that where Proust discovers salvation in time, in the recovery of time… — John McCormick Copy Share Image
I went to graduate school with zero expectation. I kind of backed into it. I wanted to go back to school because… — Susan Minot Copy Share Image
A good part of 'The Information' is about the transition from an oral to a literary culture. Books effected such a great… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
Literary men now routinely tell their readers about their divorces. One literary man who reviews books wrote, in reviewing a study of… — George W. S. Trow Copy Share Image
I am, of course, greatly honoured to win the Booker, which is one of the great literary prizes in the world. — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
“You don't have to VENERATE Hercule Poirot, Ms. Christie, but he didn't deserve to be VILIFIED , either!” — Johanna Oznowicz Copy Share Image
I don't know if nature is a direct literary influence on my writing, but it is certainly important to me. I take… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
If you've been around as long as I have, watching the literary scene, then you know that who's in and who's out… — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
I thought it was a glorious thing to be a critic and to be a literary editor, and one was really doing… — Claire Tomalin Copy Share Image
I'm like a unicorn; I'm a midlist writer who hasn't done anything else but write. But because I wasn't amazingly famous, I… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
I don't think you can ever assess your work. I don't think Turgenev could assess his any more than I can assess… — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
“We are all born as storytellers. Our inner voice tells the first story we ever hear.” — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
There are three things I look for in a story - it has to be a thriller; I cannot see myself writing… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
Having a literary agent makes a huge difference in submitting work. My agent has access and tremendous passion. — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
Most of those people who saw themselves as literary types at university became bank managers. — Simon Mawer Copy Share Image
Nebraska was home to indigenous peoples for centuries. It became a state in 1867, and has produced an important literary figure, Willa… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
I write literary biographies, so above all, I have to love the subject's books. But choosing a subject is tough. — Blake Bailey Copy Share Image
