Especially on the road, it's very hard to find time to actually sit down and write. — Hozier Copy Share Image
I'm constantly reading books on God or the absence of God and atheism. — Liam Neeson Copy Share Image
My first book was rejected nine times. It turned out to be a best seller, Battle Cry? in 1953. — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
“Because while she's so pre-occupied reading... I'm so pre-occupied reading her.” — Jay McLean Copy Share Image
The first obligation of the writer is to be interesting. To be interesting; not to change the world. — John Barth Copy Share Image
“reading is like an aeroplane it allows you to travell all over with just a book in your hand” — Annakay Gordon Copy Share Image
A wise woman once told me "you shouldn't have written that song" I now believe her completely. I should've never put that… — Danny Worsnop Copy Share Image
I have several writer friends, but I don't involve them in my work process. I'm more likely to talk about the business… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“The reader is more important than the writer but the writer should never write just for the reader---authentic writing is a must… — Alexander M. Zoltai Copy Share Image
Every life is a tragedy, but far more the writer's life, because the more he has to see, the more deeply he… — Gabrielle Roy Copy Share Image
I admire writers who can remain objective and distanced, but that doesn't seem to be in my toolbox somehow. I have to… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
I admit that Post-it note sheets that adhere to virtually any surface are now my substitute of choice for retention. — Candice Bergen Copy Share Image
At heart, Pearson is in the intellectual property business, be it through publishing books or the 'Financial Times'. — Marjorie Scardino Copy Share Image
Any book is better than no book. Slowly, surely, one will lead you to another, which will lead you to the best. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you write an original, it's like you went in and dug a well, and you hit oil. But an adaptation, it's… — Brian Helgeland Copy Share Image
Girlchild . . . unfolds a compelling, layered narrative told by a protagonist with a voice so fresh, original, and funny you'll… — Mameve Medwed Copy Share Image
Those of us who obsess over every word and action are constantly recalling past events, but that doesn't make them any less… — Janice Erlbaum Copy Share Image
“I run my fingers down the spines of old books and ancient tales. I smell the ink and feel the pages as… — Liz Newman Copy Share Image
I know well enough that very few people who are supposedly interested in writing are interested in writing well. They are interested… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
“I cannot have a sufficiency of books. Indeed, I have more than I should... Books give utter delight: they talk with us...… — Francesco Petrarca Copy Share Image
When you sit down to write, you have to be prepared to strip all of those voices away, all of the censors… — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
“I couldn't read SAY MY NAME immediately. There was no Larry for me but it was far too close to the bones… — Rosalinda Copy Share Image
“Libraries are a kind of communism which the least revolutionary among us may be proud to advocate.” — Joseph Chamberlain Copy Share Image
“I write for the joy of writing. It is the air I breathe and the joy of my life.” — Charlene Iverson Copy Share Image
When I awake dramatically I start off my day by reciting aloud a fan letter. — Austin Mahone Copy Share Image
A lot of the job that one has to do as a writer is to protect the thing that doesn't match the… — Kay Ryan Copy Share Image
“The infinate universe can be reached through the spine of a small book.” — Andrew Hotchkiss Copy Share Image
I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story. — Zoey Deutch Copy Share Image
“...and where shall we go from here? The Library is vast and infinite.” — Hideyuki Kurata Copy Share Image
Practically everybody in New York has half a mind to write a book, and does. — Groucho Marx Copy Share Image
“...the making of stories is only one part of my craft -mainly, I'm a heart whisperer...” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
