People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“I like to think that when I complete a novel I learned something along the way.” — Michael J. Kannengieser Copy Share Image
Let's have some good, old-fashioned literature, with a virgin and a moral. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
I may not want to write every day, but I have no choice - there are deadlines to meet. — Elin Hilderbrand Copy Share Image
One of the big breakthroughs I had as a writer was when I stopped agonising over every word. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
The truth is, a director wins an Oscar for a writer's script and actors' performances. — George Cukor Copy Share Image
I love the opportunity to just let my imagination run riot! Non-fiction can be very restrictive. — Raymond Buckland Copy Share Image
Indeed, learning to write may be part of learning to read. For all I know, writing comes out of a superior devotion… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
Books have literally powered most of my life. Whether as a stress relief when doing hard things or as vacation fodder, they… — Harper Reed Copy Share Image
I remember World War II when there were very few books, very little paper available. For me to walk into a shop… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
My advice for writers is to get a good day job. It takes the pressure off writing if you have a job… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
“To read books seriously is to be staggered by the knowledge of how many more books will remain beyond your ken. It’s… — James Falllows Copy Share Image
Somehow, some way, incredibly enough, good writing ultimately gets recognized. If you're a really good writer and deserve that honored position, then… — Rod Serling Copy Share Image
Writing, directing - it's just torture every time and it doesn't seem to get any easier. And yet I love them and… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
“Part of the great wonder of reading is that it has the ability to make human beings feel more connected to one… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“Knowledge brings power. Hence writing brings power to modern societies, by making it possible to transmit knowledge with far greater accuracy and… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
I befriended a homeless man five years ago, bought him a new set of teeth, helped him get his life on track.… — Louise Linton Copy Share Image
If I had to get lost in a fictional world? I would love to go with those Hemingway characters in 'The Sun… — Blake Crouch Copy Share Image
A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
“Nora, I believe life’s like a good book. Time makes up the pages that will be your story. Every time your life… — Elizabeth Isaacs Copy Share Image
“I worked transferring books to computer discs, to cut down on storage space and replacement costs, they said. Discers, we called ourselves.… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
The first thing I would say to young writers is, "Don't do it, unless you can't stand not to do it." And… — Russell Hoban Copy Share Image
Does a bibliophile ever have enough room on his shelves? The answer is obvious: get more shelves. — Will Thomas Copy Share Image
If there is a category of human being for whom his work ought to speak for itself, it is the writer. — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
Life is like a book, some friends make till the end and others get lost in the chapters — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot. 'Were” — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this. — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
“Reading can only take you so far, up to the moment where you must take action with your own hands” — Rae Carson Copy Share Image
One would think a writer would be happy here -- if a writer is every happy anywhere. — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
“I've always loved joining clubs--although, in truth, they're usually book clubs." ~Robecca Steam” — Gitty Daneshvari Copy Share Image
“Love, for me, is something I find in books. You're never alone if you are surrounded by books” — Sophie Divry Copy Share Image
“For me, reading was adventure,but most of all, reading was escape-” — Andrew E. Kaufman Copy Share Image
“Libraries should be the beating heart of the school, not mausoleums for dusty books.” — Stephanie Harvey Copy Share Image
Mr. McGregor's a nasty piece of work, isn't he? Quite the Darth Vader of children's literature. — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
It sounds shameful, but on my best days I write only about three or four hours. — Anne Bernays Copy Share Image
