I've been writing since I was really young, so I considered myself a writer for a really long time. — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
I think Tolstoy had an unbelievably complicated relationship with women. — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
“Everybody wants to be part of a success story, But no one want to be the writer of this story.” — Innocent Eneojo Felix Copy Share Image
“It was like living in a library, and that was where I had always been happiest.” — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“The great novelists are philosophical novelists--that is, the contrary of thesis-writers.” — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
You learn to write by reading, and my experiences and tastes as a reader are pretty wide. — Justin Cronin Copy Share Image
Donald Westlake's lean prose and deadpan delivery are engaging, as always. — Katherine Dunn Copy Share Image
Real literature is something much better than a harmless instrument for getting through idle hours. The purpose of great literature is to… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
“She had her head in a book. Like me she preferred reading about travel to actually traveling; it was so much more… — Zanesh Catkin Copy Share Image
One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
An author who enjoys writing may sometimes please other people by accident, but he can never pass on to any one else… — J. E. Buckrose Copy Share Image
I love being a writer because I want to leave something here on earth to make it better, prettier, stronger. — Cynthia Rylant Copy Share Image
“My wish has always been to write my own story, to create a life that’s worth writing about. But is a story… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
You must think about building a 'granth-mandir' in your village. Why is your village lacking such a 'granth-mandir'? Start with 50 books...100 books. — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Good writing can be defined as having something to say and saying it well. When one has nothing to say, one should… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
“The power of fiction is that it gives us, as readers, the opportunity to move inside another human being, to look out… — Marion Dane Bauer Copy Share Image
What inspired me to become an author? I think it was the snow in New York. I looked out the window and… — Patricia Reilly Giff Copy Share Image
It's not about you, it's about the next person. The single best use of a business book is to help someone else.… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
I believe that, more than anything else, this grief of constantly having to face down our own inadequacies is what keeps people… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
A deeply true, wholly aching account of the dangerous way we live now--LOVE JUNKIE is great fun to read, and finally fully… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
If you want to write, then write; if you don't want to write, then don't write. I fell into the former category,… — Ben Fountain Copy Share Image
“You can't write any form of fiction unless you enjoy reading it. You must be sincere in your approach. It's no good… — Charlotte Bingham Copy Share Image
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