It's a writer's job to carve with language, to hew close to the bone. — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I love stories about people that, whatever situation they're in, you can relate to them in a way. — Alexandra Daddario Copy Share Image
The thing about the 'Melrose' novels is that I have to feel they're impossible when I set out. — Edward St Aubyn Copy Share Image
If you're writing about what you're feeling about something, then you're in good stead. — Lewis Capaldi Copy Share Image
DONT LET ONE CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE BECOME THE WHOLE BOOK…TURN THE PAGE — LEONARD PAUL ROSE Copy Share Image
I ain't no author, man... my writing skills are not of 'New York Times' best-seller quality, trust and believe it ain't. My… — Steve Harvey Copy Share Image
I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“loved thick books, dusty statues, even the musty smell in the air. Libraries were treasure troves of knowledge and imagination.” — Robert E. Keller Copy Share Image
They're constants, aren't they?" ... "Books are. That's why we like them so much. They seem immutable. They're not, of course. Not… — C.E. Murphy Copy Share Image
“There is an audience for everything; our job as writers is to do the work and provide readers with a choice.” — Elizabeth Hernandez Copy Share Image
“Life is a book and you are its author. You detemine its plot and pace and you--only you--turn its pages.” — Beth Mende Conny Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a writer. In the beginning, I thought I had to rewrite 'Gone with the Wind,' but eventually,… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“Alfonso Reyes said that one published what he had written in order to avoid spending his life correcting it: one publishes a… — Fernando Sorrentino Copy Share Image
Where I thrive is with my hands on the keyboard or my pen on the paper. One of the things I get… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
“Every time I sit down to write, I have a great fear that anything I write will reveal me as the monster… — Dorothy Allison Copy Share Image
I do not think novels are necessarily more worthwhile than games. A novel can be a trivial waste of time, and a… — Allegra Goodman Copy Share Image
I was busy with my family, my budding career as a TV writer, my antipathy for the Los Angeles Lakers, and my… — Richard E. Robbins Copy Share Image
“The store owner had settled himself behind the counter again and was reaching for his book. "The journey will test your sanity."… — Natasha Mostert Copy Share Image
Writing stretches me to my limits and affirms my potential, all while making me aware of my flaws, my mortality, and how… — Kit Williamson Copy Share Image
“I write for the kid in me. . . . Often when I’m working on a story, I’ll find myself laughing at… — Elvira Woodruff Copy Share Image
“Writing a novel is actually searching for victims. As I write I keep looking for casualties. The stories uncover the casualties." (Interview… — John Irving Copy Share Image
