I am a terrible, terrible typist. I could not have been a writer in the age of typewriters. — Lisa Jewell Copy Share Image
In literature, you either create a classical or create a foam! There is no in between! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
Libraries are the vessels in which the seed corn for the future is stored. — Dorothy Canfield Fisher Copy Share Image
“This novel business is an awful business. Why the hell did I ever get mixed up in it?” — James McGrath Morris Copy Share Image
The element of surprise is the most important thing and what keeps me interested in writing. I can feel it if I've… — Phoebe Waller-Bridge Copy Share Image
Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages--and sages--and, simply put, there's something for everyone inside. — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
For the general practitioner a well-used library is one of the few correctives of the premature senility which is so apt to… — William Osler Copy Share Image
“Academic library collections are designed to support critical thinking, skepticism about the known, and curiosity about the unknown.” — Wayne Bivens-Tatum Copy Share Image
As the child approaches a new text he is entitled to an introduction so that when he reads, the gist of the...… — Marie Clay Copy Share Image
During really difficult times in my life when I start questioning why I am struggling with something, I often turn to books… — Halle Berry Copy Share Image
“A good editor is like a pair of Spanx: firming up the body, making the subject look good, and absolutely invisible.” — Sandi Layne Copy Share Image
I do try to plot about a chapter ahead once I get going. I have a list of upcoming scenes with little… — Pamela Clare Copy Share Image
Somewhere along the line, I realized that I liked telling stories, and I decided that I would try writing. Ten years later,… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
“Richard wrote a diary entry in his head. Dear Diary, he began. On Friday I had a job, a fiancée, a home,… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Story, as I understood it by reading Faulkner, Hardy, Cather, and Hemingway, was a powerful and clarifying human invention. The language alone,… — Barry Lopez Copy Share Image
When I was twelve. And I was going through my parents' bookshelves, I found the most wonderful books and plenty of. Within… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I know that books seem like the ultimate thing that's made by one person, but that's not true. Every reading of a… — John Green Copy Share Image
I do say all I've ever written about is being alone. And most people take that as, 'Oh, that's so sad.' And… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
Every word I write is like a drop of my blood. If it's flowed passionately and long, I need time to recover… — Red Haircrow Copy Share Image
“Pamela’s prescription was simple: give the summer mornings to Cliff End, then, in September, go full blast at the book. Specious, but… — Dorothy Macardle Copy Share Image
