I do 30 to 40 books a year, so it's a fair amount of reading. Back and forth between nonfiction and fiction.… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
“People sometimes say that it is “old-fashioned” to define morality based on the Bible, but nothing is more “old- fashioned” than wanting… — Dannah K. Gresh Copy Share Image
“Instrumental keys [on organs], introduced in the twelfth century, are so heavy and stiff that they must be played with clenched fists. ” — Joseph Gies Copy Share Image
When I'm writing fiction I'm thinking, God, this is so hard - I have to make all this stuff up! I wish… — Douglas Preston Copy Share Image
“In order to understand more it is imperative that we improve our knowledge before choosing which side of the fence we feel… — J.P. Robinson Copy Share Image
After writing fiction for so long, I like the discovery element of nonfiction, in the sense that when you find the right… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
Peoria is such a seemingly quintessential American city, and I had always wanted to draw on that in either my fiction or… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
“A marriage, willy-nilly, requires you to trust that your spouse will tell your story truthfully and lovingly when you are no longer… — Kate Braestrup Copy Share Image
“For outdoors, he wears a mantle fastened at the shoulder with a clasp or chain; although buttons are sometimes used for decoration,… — Joseph Gies Copy Share Image
“Parents should keep their kids engaged in positive activities as much as possible.” — Malik Wade Copy Share Image
“Keep writing, dreaming and creating. There are no boundaries to your imagination. Writers are gifts to the world.” — C. Toni Graham Copy Share Image
Generally, I read nonfiction. There's very little fiction that I enjoy enough to spend my time reading. I am generally a nonfiction… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
You do not conceive a novel as easily as you conceive a child, nor even half as easily as you create nonfiction… — Zelda Popkin Copy Share Image
“You will never experience personal growth, if you fear taking chances. And, you will never become successful, if you operate without integrity.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Please, no matter how we advance technologically , please don't abandon the book. There is nothing in our material world more beautiful… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Now that I'm taking some time off from school, I've been reading a lot to make sure I don't forget everything. It's… — Fred Savage Copy Share Image
“a raped girl is bad for the family: it shows that they can’t protect their women; that they have little social standing;… — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
“My Favourite quote that was written on a coffee mug a parent gave to me a long time ago. It touched me… — Carolyn Wild Copy Share Image
“They enter the dreams, they create scenes in your dream to trick the systems. The systems think your dream was reality. They… — Maria Karvouni Copy Share Image
There's no division on my bookshelf between fiction and nonfiction. As far as I'm concerned, fiction is about the truth. — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
When you start reading nonfiction books about piracy, you realize that it's actually just a history of desperate people. — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
When I was in college I started writing prose, because a very smart professor asked me what I like to read and… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
