“I stopped writing the book that I wanted to write, and wrote the one the book wanted to write.” — Jim Lewis Copy Share Image
I just try and do something good. But as a writer, you're slightly out of control. — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
My first novel took almost six years to sell and was rejected 37 times in the interim, and then finally sold for… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
“Of all the advantages that ghostwriting offers, one of the greatest must be the opportunity that you get to meet people of… — Andrew Crofts Copy Share Image
I was a book lover from the beginning. I loved, love, words and images and ideas, the ways a book can make… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
Because they are inherently social, people find value in reading the same books and watching the same movies that others do. — Anita Elberse Copy Share Image
I read Nabakov for style, Mary Karr for heart and resonance of where I come from. She's from the same part of… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
I rewrite my books until they're mostly memorized so that's a lot of rewrites, a lot of time spent with my stories. — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
Through writing, one experiences something different to what one experiences with the five senses one has because language is a different metier. — Herta Muller Copy Share Image
All good and true book-lovers practice the pleasing and improving avocation of reading in bed ... No book can be appreciated until… — Eugene Field Copy Share Image
“She did find that the books displayed prominently in every chamber had been dusted, but the spines were pristine and uncreased. They… — Genevieve Cogman Copy Share Image
When I was 40, I wrote my first book, The Pilgrimage, and I said to myself, "why did it take so long… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
The writer is often faced with two choices--turn away from the reality of life's intimidating complexity or conquer its mystery by battling… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“Nobody these days holds the written word in such high esteem as police states do,' Arkadian Porpirych says. 'What statistic allows one… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
A delightful, intelligent read. Jim Zirin's sparkling account of life in the Second Circuit's famed MOTHER COURT is informative, riveting, accessible, and… — Linda Fairstein Copy Share Image
Truth usually makes no sense. If your desire is for everything to make perfect sense, then you should take refuge in fiction.… — Peter David Copy Share Image
“I have advice for people who want to write. I don't care whether they're 5 or 500. There are three things that… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
I don't understand the feeling of, the way people speak of writing as though it were, like, some kind of djinn to… — Matt Fraction Copy Share Image
