“most libraries were small hotbeds of gossip and personal intrigue.” — Elizabeth Hunter Copy Share Image
“One word at a time, makes a novel at the finish line." - Vik Tory Arch” — Vik Tory Arch Copy Share Image
What I've learned in the last few years is that I am merely a storyteller. — Adam Rapp Copy Share Image
“In the old days, books had awful covers and marvelous content; nowadays, the opposite happens.” — Giacomo Leopardi Copy Share Image
The way you get better is putting words on the page and getting them behind you. — Ridley Pearson Copy Share Image
I don't think I can write the story of my life, but I can write the story of my hair. — Rebecca Goldstein Copy Share Image
“The best way to learn about books ... is to spend time with them, talk about them, defend them.” — Charlie Lovett Copy Share Image
I write about moments, and I don't make blanket statements about anything because no one has all the answers; nobody's come up… — Brian McKnight Copy Share Image
Behold, I am writing anew, through scribes on Earth who are willing to listen to me again with new ears, in the… — Barbara Marx Hubbard Copy Share Image
My experience is that prose usually equals duty - last minute, overdue-deadline stuff or a panic lecture to be written. — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
I just like being all over the place and writing whatever comes to mind. Having the tools? It's such a gift. — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
I love to write and I assure you I write regularly... But I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I… — J. D. Salinger Copy Share Image
I wanted to be free to write the way I wanted to write, and my impression of Christian publishing, at least in… — Sara Zarr Copy Share Image
“Fiction can, and should, mimic life, with all its messes and discomfort and disquiet. Fiction should also prove just how complicated and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“When you feel caught in the web of childhood abuse, find words to describe it. Write them. Say them. Express them. In… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
You come out of the gate, you've got something new, you're subversive, nobody's ever done it before. But by your fifth novel… — Daniel Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
I went back into the older stories and reworked them, because I became a better writer over the years and could spot… — Tom Barbash Copy Share Image
For me, there's nothing better than getting immersed in a sprawling, epic, multi-generational family saga, and 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' by… — Jandy Nelson Copy Share Image
The writer must have a good imagination to begin with, but the imagination has to be muscular, which means it must be… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
When I'm writing, I'm trying to access my subconscious and turn off my conscious brain. I use my conscious for research, but… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
Since the purpose of reading, of education, is to become good, our most important task is to choose the right books. Our… — Oliver DeMille Copy Share Image
“All they're trying to do is tell you what they're like, and what you're like—what's going on—what the weather is now, today,… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
You want to be a writer? A writer is someone who writes every day, so start writing. You don't have a job?… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
