The death of a library, any library, suggests that the community has lost its soul. — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“So many great books to read, when will I finish reading all these books?” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
Even a pretty traditional comic book writer can make valuable contributions to the Internet. — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
“Writing what you know" is about as much fun as having an affair with your spouse.” — Gordon Highland Copy Share Image
Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I had been offered a six-figure deal to write two cookery books. Six figures, at just 23. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
“The best performers are curious, invest deeply in their growth and adore reading.” — Sravani Saha Nakhro Copy Share Image
Writing is sweat and drudgery most of the time. And you have to love it in order to endure the solitude and… — Peter Benchley Copy Share Image
That is, to me at least, one of the most helpful and useful things books do for us: They are generous enough… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Resources, waterways, and climatic zones loom so large in their writings that one can almost forget that people have something to do… — William Cronon Copy Share Image
Every book I think will be my last one because after finishing I have the sense that I've said all I have… — Gustavo Perez Firmat Copy Share Image
Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Filmmaker John Waters has said, "Nothing is more important than… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
You've got to write badly. If you write badly at least you've got something to rewrite. If you're scared to write badly,… — Tony Grisoni Copy Share Image
“Mamma was aware that there were many people who read what she called trashy books, but it was news to her that… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
“Writing is not 'lonely work' but "alone work'; authors are known to be reclusive and like spending time with themselves.” — Brie Edison Copy Share Image
I first read 'Lolita' when I was 16, which I think is a little bit young. But it was a thrilling and… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
Truth be told, I didn't want to be on T.V. I was going to be a writer or producer or a director,… — Al Roker Copy Share Image
“If you’re working with a writer, chances are you’re an expert. And if you’re an expert, chances are you’re boring. You can’t… — David Litt Copy Share Image
“Your intention is for readers to benefit from your experiences and avoid the costly and time consuming mistakes you may have made.… — Kytka Hilmar-Jezek Copy Share Image
One of the things when you're drawing a comic book is that you're spending four or five times as long to draw… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
“For every work of fiction, the author inserts a bit of themself to make the story seem more real. For every work… — A.K. Wallace Copy Share Image
Of course, to publish something, you have to write it, polish it, then hire out the line editing, copy editing and cover… — Ruth Glick Copy Share Image
Our lives will only be just a book on the shelf... it's up to you to decide whether the pages get turned… — Raina Spencer Copy Share Image
the not-so-bookish librarian was half angel, half she-devil, so sayeth the rumor mill. — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
Usually, when I write a novel, it takes me about 100 pages to figure out the voice of the narrator. — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
The job in every re-write is to make it harder for your characters to get the thing that they need. — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
“my typewriter is tombstone still. and I am reduced to bird watching.” — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
The desire to confess ... lies at the root of most fiction writing. — Lucy Poate Stebbins Copy Share Image
A lot of people ask me, did debating help me as a writer, and I honestly don't know. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
“I don't know whether I could do either one, reading or writing, without the other” — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
I learned not to care ... and to write for an imaginary reader whose tastes were similar to my own. — Terry Southern Copy Share Image
I grew up in a rural area. Books are what helped me transcend my circumstances. — Charlamagne tha God Copy Share Image
It's so hard to do the right thing with a pen and a piece of paper and a set of abstract thoughts. — Sue Perkins Copy Share Image
