“It all comes down to the written word and just how comfortable I am writing them.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Becoming a book collector is like joining a religion: it’s for life. — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
Everything in a novel has to be intentional, even the things that aren't. — Scott Spencer Copy Share Image
When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didnt have time. — Joan Armatrading Copy Share Image
“When you write a book, you have total control of the universe and everyone in it.” — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
I write between 5.30am and 9.00. That way, I hope I carry over something from my dream time. — Andrew Motion Copy Share Image
A bibliomaniac is one to whom books are like bottles of whiskey to the inebriate, to whom anything that is between covers… — Hugh Walpole Copy Share Image
I think I've finally learned to stop worrying about how big the gaps are between my novels' publication. — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
We care about moral issues, nobility, decency, happiness, goodness—the issues that matter in the real world, but which can only be addressed,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
And I was troubled by the heavy-handed prose of so much psychoanalytic writing, which seemed drowned in its own concepts. — Robert Jay Lifton Copy Share Image
In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of… — Leslie Banks Copy Share Image
You constantly have to take inventory, not get on someone else's agenda. You want to write something that's poignant and moves people. — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
The writer and the director are ultimately responsible for what is portrayed and glorified in a film. Then comes the producer. — Parvathy Copy Share Image
In some respects, big ideas can be a bit too big for a short story - especially if you've only got a… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
If I am a prolific writer and turn my hand, with what seems to some as indecent haste, from novels to screenplays… — Fay Weldon Copy Share Image
My parents are professors; they're intellectual. I spent a lot of time reading books. To me, everyone always looks like they do… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
When you are in the midst of writing a book, I think it is important to touch base every day. If I… — Emma Healey Copy Share Image
The daily writing practice is something I used to hear batted around a lot in writing workshops - which is probably why… — Diana Abu-Jaber Copy Share Image
For me, one of the reasons I love this form - the personal essay form - is because it's a way of… — Meghan Daum Copy Share Image
I have tried (I am not sure how successfully) to write plain tales. I dare not say they are simple; there is… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
Through reading, I escaped the bad parts of my life in the South Bronx. And, through books, I got to travel the… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
“Sensory experience should not be draped on top of the story as sort of a last-minute decoration. Done right, it is woven… — Douglas Wilson Copy Share Image
One can become drab, dull, and boring doing the same thing every day. Writing helps break the monotony. — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
I'm interested in stories that help me, people navigate in this broken world. — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
“I'm sure the only act that sells more books than a good banning is a good burning.” — Pansy Schneider-Horst Copy Share Image
What should I do?" "Throw up in your typewriter every morning." "Yeah." "Clean up every noon. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Every writer needs an editor. I don't care how good you are or think you are. — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
Thanks for the pain. Because without it, I wouldn't been have been able to write the things I did. — Kirsten Gilchrist Copy Share Image
You have to be literate in today's world. We're not going to get away with not teaching boys to read. — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
A good book is a good book, and there are a lot of different ways to approach writing or reading one. — Emily Barton Copy Share Image
Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
No Barstool writer has ever said or written one thing out of hate or anger. It's always to get a joke. — Dave Portnoy Copy Share Image
I wasn't trained as a writer-director. And the projects I write are difficult to finish. — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
