I loved 'Middlemarch,' I think that's one of my favourite books of all time, actually. — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
I'm a big reader, so I tend to already know the books when they're adapted into something. — Carrie Coon Copy Share Image
“The purpose is to become the best writer in my category (yes, page for page and pound for pound).” — Georges St-Pierre Copy Share Image
I'm very perverse. If someone tells me I have to read a book, I'm instantly disinclined to do so. — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
If I could write a novel while I'm walking, I probably would. — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
“If you're a college student, the equivalent of a weeks reading for classes, can be about the same amount of a book.… — Tiffany Acevedo Copy Share Image
You either have an imaginative mind or you don't. All of my writing is God-given. I don't write my stories - they… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“Well, you mind you manners and don't raise your voice. You know what your mamma used to say. Any book is a… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
My go-to author for knowing it all is Evelyn Waugh. 'A Handful of Dust' is as perfect as a book can get. — Laurie Graham Copy Share Image
The idea that I wrote something that stood for the way I feel about things, and that it lasts, that's probably my… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
All fiction is a process of imagining: whatever you write, in whatever genre or medium, your task is to make things up… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
In my case, the long gaps between my books have got quite a lot to do with lack of confidence. A lot… — Wendy Cope Copy Share Image
Keep a small can of WD-40 on your desk-away from any open flames-to remind yourself that if you don't write daily, you… — George Singleton Copy Share Image
“Divergent taught me that one choice doesn't define you The Host taught me that you can't be so quick to judge Hunger… — Random Copy Share Image
I would also argue that there is a good chance that an outline will help you stave off any onslaught of writer's… — Terry Brooks Copy Share Image
People have one of two extreme reactions to my book. They either throw it across the room, or they rush out and… — Louise Hay Copy Share Image
“My writer friends and I talk about the kinds of writers we are and some of us are plungers and some of… — Franny Billingsley Copy Share Image
We live in a sea of general ideas, so that's not a novel, since there are so many general ideas. But the… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“Create mode is when you’re imaginative, creative, and open to new ideas. Edit mode is when you are logical, regulated, and analytical.… — Pat Flynn Copy Share Image
“If haunted by an emotional upheaval in your life, try writing about it or sharing the experience with others. However, if you… — James W. Pennebaker Copy Share Image
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