Successful writers learn at last what they should learn at first,--to be intelligently simple. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Of all fatiguing, futile, empty trades, the worst, I suppose, is writing about writing. — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
“A good book will keep you fascinated for days. A good bookshop for your whole life.” — Waterstones Copy Share Image
I used to think a good book was the best company, but now Ive thought better. — DH Lawrence Copy Share Image
“I am writing a book entitled "Conquest." Please be ready. It is a book children should red.” — Charles Keith Hardman Copy Share Image
I always tell my students to go back after a hundred pages and rewrite from the beginning. It's really harder if you've… — Yiyun Li Copy Share Image
To answer that I have to describe what I think is my responsibility as a thriller writer: To give my readers the… — Jeffery Deaver Copy Share Image
Even the best novelists are rarely congratulated on the quality of their observations about contemporary life. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
“Books are a weird collaboration between author and reader: You trust me to tell a good story, and I trust you to… — John Green Copy Share Image
Children's books are often seen as the poor relation of literature. But children are just as demanding as adult readers, if not… — David Walliams Copy Share Image
I'm reading Barnaby Rudge, one of the less well-known Dickens novels. I've been a life-long lover of Charles Dickens ever since I… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I'm still undisciplined in the fact that I'm not writing anything down. I just get these lines and start piecing it together… — Adam Granduciel Copy Share Image
In our day, computer technology and the proliferation of books on CD-ROM have not affected - as far as statistics show -… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
Writing a first draft is like groping one's way into a dark room, or overhearing a faint conversation, or telling a joke… — Ted Solotaroff Copy Share Image
I was once a graduate student in Victorian literature, and I believe as the Victorian novelists did, that a novel isn't simply… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I think that everything you do helps you to write if you're a writer. Adversity and success both contribute largely to making… — Shelby Foote Copy Share Image
The only writers who have any peace are the ones who don't write. And there are some like that. They wallow in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think any start has to be a false start because really there’s no way to start. You just have to force… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to fail. I fail every day. I failed thousands of times writing The Book Thief, and that book now… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
Success is something you should never take into consideration: if you follow it it'll elude you. It's important to really love your… — Dacia Maraini Copy Share Image
“Librarians wield unfathomable power. With a flip of the wrist they can hide your dissertation behind piles of old Field and Stream… — Erica Olsen Copy Share Image
