I write about sex because often it feels like the most important thing in the world. — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
Temeraire said, 'It is very nice how many books there are, indeed. And on so many subjects! — Naomi Novik Copy Share Image
I think writers are a lot like lawyers. We feed off the misfortunes of people, even ourselves. — Gail Anderson-Dargatz Copy Share Image
When you're writing you're trying to find out something which you don't know. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A novelist has a specific poetic license which also applies to his own life. — Jerzy Kosinski Copy Share Image
I read two books at a time. One that is heavy and one that makes for light reading. — Vikram Bhatt Copy Share Image
“All the literature of this century is somewhat burdened by the theme of uprootedness.” — Reinaldo Arenas Copy Share Image
You can be a hunchback and a dwarf and what-all. If you write beautifully, you can write beautifully. — Rod Serling Copy Share Image
“I glance back as I am pulling the door shut. I can see Mrs. Kasperek on her bed, in the apartment denuded… — Deborah Meyler Copy Share Image
I really strive to bring something new to each book. I don't want to write the same book over and over again. — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
“This book is fiction, but there is always a chance that such a work of fiction may throw some light on what… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“The dining hall in our section of campus was like something out of an Ayn Rand novel: big, utilitarian, and impersonal.” — Kirstie Collins Brote Copy Share Image
Getting your foot in the door with some publishing people can be important when you're starting out as a writer, but it's… — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
I write 100% of my material by myself. That's really important to me because I don't want what I'm trying to say… — Jade Bird Copy Share Image
A writer never reads his work. For him, it is the unreadable, a secret, and he cannot remain face to face with… — Maurice Blanchot Copy Share Image
I see my books as a body of work, in my opinion, of singular importance and deeply disrespected in a way that… — Andrea Dworkin Copy Share Image
The benefit of this kind of outlining is that you discover a story's flaws before you invest a lot of time writing… — George Stephen Copy Share Image
As much as I like it when a book I'm writing speeds along, the downside can be that an author becomes too… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
I always thought old age would be a writer’s best chance. Whenever I read the late work of Goethe or W. B.… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
I pledge to set out to live a thousand lives between printed pages. I pledge to use books as doors to other… — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
“Don't be afraid of what others may think. Your creativity belongs to you, your inspiration, your imagination is all yours. Be passionate… — Sheila Renee Parker Copy Share Image
When I'm writing, I'm trying to immerse myself in the chaos of an emotional experience, rather than separate myself from it and… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
“I am told that César Aira writes two books a year, at least, some of which are published by a little Argentinean… — Roberto Bolaño Copy Share Image
I admire American literature, both contemporary and classic - 'Moby-Dick' is just about the best book in the world - and I… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
