Fiction happens in the womb. It doesn't get processed in the mind until you do the editing. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“Reading is like a roaring fire, it stokes the imagination and keeps it burning bright!” — Kelley Lovelace Copy Share Image
Writing is one of the main ways that I process the experience. — Jennifer Pharr Davis Copy Share Image
I read here and there in books, enjoying the examples and ignoring the argument. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
In science, address the few, in literature the many. In science, the few must dictate opinion to the many; in literature, the… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
I'm writing a memoir. I'm four pages in. I start with my first memory, which is kicking my uncle in the balls.… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
Multitudes of words are neither an argument of clear ideas in the writer, nor a proper means of conveying clear notions to… — Adam Clarke Copy Share Image
“When fiction collides with reality, it's time to get fired up. There are great stories being generated out there by real events… — Gregory S. Lamb Copy Share Image
I think once you sort of cross over and you realize what books can be - and if they mean something to… — Molly Ringwald Copy Share Image
Very first thing in the morning, I spew some rough genius directly on to the laptop. Then I have coffee and rewrite… — Kevin Barry Copy Share Image
“In the beginning - not now, thank God - Patty was always sharing the important books of her life with him, like… — Richard Price Copy Share Image
“There is no ceremony, no initiation ritual, no secret hand-shake. All you need to be a writer is to write.” — M. Kirin Copy Share Image
When my father first took me to Ennis Library I went down among the shelves and felt company, not only the company… — Niall Williams Copy Share Image
I'm not a writer. I marvel at writing. I am sometimes absolutely astounded when I read something and I think how in… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
I take editing seriously. It's a joy to edit. I always hand a manuscript to several editors and can't wait to get… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
Mr. Scott Fitzgerald deserves a good shaking. Here is an unmistakable talent unashamed of making itself a motley to the view. The… — L.P. Hartley Copy Share Image
I always thought that I could write a novel. In my case, it was misguided. I do believe that the best nonfiction… — Ron Rosenbaum Copy Share Image
“I read because one life isn't enough, and in the page of a book I can be anybody; I read because the… — Richard Peck Copy Share Image
Writing, for me, when I'm writing in the first-person, is like a form of acting. So as I'm writing, the character or… — Sheila Heti Copy Share Image
“Literature had torn Tessa and me apart, or prevented us from merging in the first place. That was its role in the… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
Editors never buy manuscripts that are left on the closet shelf at home. — John W. Campbell Copy Share Image
I personally own six or seven thousand books, so I - and I certainly don't want to see them go away. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Truth be told, when you start your career out as a clown, you don't consider yourself a writer. — Lizz Winstead Copy Share Image
I don't outline; I listen to a kind of whisper inside the material. — Jayne Anne Phillips Copy Share Image
Good writing is good writing, but that doesn't mean you can't orchestrate it or tweak it. — John Travolta Copy Share Image
“Non-fiction can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies.” — V.S. Naipaul Copy Share Image
Libraries are a consistent and major source of books for free reading. — Stephen D. Krashen Copy Share Image
I read for interest and enjoyment, and when I cease to enjoy it I stop. — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
When I write, I tend to twist my hair. Something for my small mind to do, I guess. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
