Writer Quotes · Page 606

“Forever, reading has been central, the necessary fix, the support sustem.”

— Penelope Lively

Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.

— Steve Martin

The truly great books are the few books that are over everybody's head all of the time.

— Anonymous

“The books gave Matilda a comforting message: You are not alone." -Matilda”

— Roald Dahl

I get satisfaction when I write something I like, when I'm happy with it.

— Al Franken

It's a library, only the stupid or the evil are afraid of those

— Iain Banks

“they had whiled away many an afternoon in that bed reading Nancy Drew and Bobbsey Twins”

— Marie Force

I'm always drawn to writing things that feel like uncharted territory.

— Laura Wade

For now, feeling as though my own brain were unhinged or as if the shock had come which must end in its…

— Bram Stoker

I'm an avid reader. Novels, non-fiction, comics, it doesn't matter. Best way in the world to feed your head.

— Reid Scott

When I'm writing a book, I draw from my immediate experience, and my books are therefore almost a snapshot of where I…

— Maria Semple

Contrary to what many of you may imagine, a career in letters is not without its drawbacks - chief among them the…

— Fran Lebowitz

I know I'm not a great writer. I'm an extremely gifted oral communicator, but when it comes to writing, I'm just a…

— Marianne Williamson

If you believe that no one was ever corrupted by a book, you have also to believe that no one was ever…

— Irving Kristol

Read first the best books. The important thing for you is not how much you know, but the quality of what you…

— Desiderius Erasmus

I think when you write, you should call it a "writing spree." I don't write every day, and I don't write regularly.

— Etgar Keret

The purpose of writing is both to keep up with life and to run ahead of it. I am little comfort to…

— William Saroyan

Some may say [journal keeping] is a great deal of trouble. But we should not call anything trouble which brings to pass…

— Wilford Woodruff

“One never owns a book. It sits on your shelf in a fine edition like a piece of furniture, and you are…

— Bauvard

it's a good idea to wait a few months before joining anything when you arrive at a village. A bookseller friend who…

— Jilly Cooper

A writer is very much like the captain on a star ship facing the unknown. When you face the blank page and…

— Michael Piller

Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to…

— Laini Taylor

“The final option to have your book completed is to hire a ghost writer. The challenge with this option is that it…

— Kytka Hilmar-Jezek

In fiction, I tend to write fairly realistic dialogue-not always, and it tends to vary from book to book. But in many…

— Don DeLillo

“It's been said of writers that if we don't have to write, we ought not to.”

— ChiLibris

Reading is the journey of those who can not take the train

— Francis de Croisset

It is the glorious doom of literature that the evil perishes and the good remains.

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

I find contentment in the craft of writing and fulfillment in self-expression.

— Max Boot

“Creativity is my addiction, and writing is my drug of choice!”

— AmBear Shellea

“Reading is what you need to do, not what you have to do...”

— Ginanjar Teguh Iman

I also believe that writing becomes worthwhile and vitalized only through a full and exciting life.

— Esther Forbes

Holding onto negativity makes you sick, I strongly believe that. So I release negativity by writing.

— Asher Roth

“Write everyday. read everyday. You don't have to be perfect, you have to committed.”

— John Hamrick

A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.

— Thomas Mann

The book is the only medium left that hasn't been corrupted by the profane.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

An editor has to be selfless, and yet has also to be strong-minded.

— Robert Gottlieb

“writing can be used as a vehicle to express ourselves as we negotiate the journey through our lives.”

— Kelly Gallagher

Writing can give full meaning to characters and avoid pure stereotype.

— James Earl Jones

If peace had a smell,it would be the smell of a library full of old, leather-bound books.

— Mark Pryor

“Frustration of mind can be revel through writing something even if it will be never read.”

— Kartik Mehta