I think that at a certain age, say fifteen or sixteen, poetry is like masturbation. But later in life good poets burn… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
A thing may in itself be the finest piece of writing one has ever done, and yet have absolutely no place in… — Carolyn Forche Copy Share Image
Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I want to keep growing as a writer. I find myself doing unexpected projects and sort of challenging my idea of where… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I have to declare in all candor that no one interested in being published in our time can afford to be so… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in writing for adults. I like them as people! I don't like the way they publish books in that… — John Green Copy Share Image
I began writing seriously in my mid-20s and didn't publish my first book until I was 41. — Kent Haruf Copy Share Image
All poets write bad poetry. Bad poets publish them, good poets burn them. — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Way back in 1989, I got lucky with my first published story when it was selected for the Journey Prize anthology. Then… — David Bergen Copy Share Image
My Lord, I have nothing to do in this World, but to seek and serve thee; I have nothing to do with… — Richard Baxter Copy Share Image
I think most people played both variants and regular games. It was a period when variants were very popular and there were… — Fred Davis Copy Share Image
I certainly have opportunities many can only dream of - but in most ways I'm a typical girl in her 20s trying… — Pippa Middleton Copy Share Image
I can appreciate the idea that with e-books more people would publish, the work would be easier to disseminate, and that it… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
hermes has threatened me with slow mail. lousy Internet service and a horrible stock market if i publish this story. I hope… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Matt Drudge's role in the Monica Lewinski scandal] strikes me as a new and graphic power of the Internet to influence mainstream… — Marvin Kalb Copy Share Image
I think in terms of educating a group of readers, MFA programs are very good. I just think the model of MFA… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
There is no necessity for going to the church and hearing the same story forever. Let the minister write what he wishes… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
What really worries me is that those who are in positions of power are not really affected by what we are writing.… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Despite all the gains for democracy in the world, in many countries anyone who wants to publish truths unwelcome to the government… — Anthony Lewis Copy Share Image
The cool thing about writing music, writing anything, is that once you publish it, it's there forever. — Ryan Tedder Copy Share Image
Therefore, is thy brother a sinner? Then cover his sin and pray for him. Dost thou publish his sins, then truly thou… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The Liberty of the press consists in the right to publish with impunity truth with good motives for justifiable ends, though reflecting… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
I finished my first book seventy-six years ago. I offered it to every publisher on the English-speaking earth I had ever heard… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
On the strength of Vonnegut's reputation, 'Breakfast of Champions' spent a year on the best-seller lists, proving that he could indeed publish… — Charles J. Shields Copy Share Image