“Even in the most stressed times there is always time for reading.” — Emilie and Stephanie Copy Share Image
Writing will be like a journey, every word a footstep that takes me further into undiscovered land. — David Almond Copy Share Image
I have said repeatedly that in this country we track library books better than we do sex offenders. — Mark Foley Copy Share Image
You have to be willing to throw [writing] stuff away and replace it. — Robert Ben Garant Copy Share Image
The act of reading is a partnership. The author builds a house, but the reader makes it a home. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I myself never make any notes. Usually, if I write something down, I can't read it afterwards. — Roman Abramovich Copy Share Image
“I imagine I was always writing. Twaddle it was, too. But better far write twaddle or anything, anything, than nothing at all.” — Katherine Mansfield Copy Share Image
If I had the luxury of working as a full time writer, I think you would see novels appearing on a much… — John Scott Copy Share Image
I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
If I choose to write about sheep, it's just because I happened to write about sheep. There is no deep significance. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Every writer or wanna-be writer has ideas for books. The problem isn't finding an idea, it's choosing one” — Jo Linsdell Copy Share Image
Any writer knows that what's left out is as essential, if not more so, than what's there. Unlearning works that way. — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
When you're writing a novel, you don't want the reader to come out of it voting yes or no to some question.… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“It seemed any young woman at odds with her place in life--be she a genteel lady or a serving girl--might find a… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
I never talk about what I'm writing about currently, never. It's private work on your own, no need or obligation to talk… — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
A writer's life is so hazardous that anything he does is bad for him. Anything that happens to him is bad: failure's… — E. L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
Write as if you were dying. At the same time, assume you write for an audience consisting solely of terminal patients. That… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
Once you’re out of the classroom, you might vow never to open another book, after being force-fed their contents for so many… — Cassandra King Copy Share Image
“Some writers need to sink in order to feel what their characters feel; in order to write their characters with the truest… — Lori Lifsey Copy Share Image
“If you are working with authors, you are accepting a great responsibility and must tread very carefully. The author's work is a… — Terena Scott Copy Share Image
“A CEO of a very successful company told him that in the corporate world, to get the kind of high level expertise… — Bob Mayer Copy Share Image
When you read a book, the neurons in your brain fire overtime, deciding what the characters are wearing, how they're standing, and… — Meg Rosoff Copy Share Image