But I think the real tension lies in the relationship between what you might call the pursuer and his quarry, whether it's… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
I write all the time because I'm lonely. When you're acting, you're working every day all day. But then you have long… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
The trouble with fiction," said John Rivers, "is that it makes too much sense. Reality never makes sense. — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I hate to write! But I love to talk, so I'm told that when people read my books, it like I'm there… — Steven Gundry Copy Share Image
Sometimes a book influences me because it winds me up. There'll be something that gets under my skin and makes me think… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list.… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
To read a book is to hold an entire world in the palm of your hand. That world is unique to you;… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Some writers are prolific; some are shape-shifters. It's rare and intimidating to encounter one who is both. — Rumaan Alam Copy Share Image
“To my mind, the most important thing in any form of fiction is the human element, but only if it takes us… — Graham Worthington Copy Share Image
That is as true for fiction or non-fiction. The writer has to really know their subject. It is really important to remember… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
“People who collect books, and categorize them by Roy G. Biv instead of alphabetically, are displaying the fact that their books aren't… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“Publishing a book is like giving birth. You labor over it and then produce what you think is the most beautiful thing… — Jordan Silver Copy Share Image
Writing is the act of creation. Put words on page. Words to sentences, sentences to paragraphs, paragraphs to 7-book epic fantasy cycles… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
“Personal essay writing that incites the mind and instigates personal growth involves examination and re-examination, a process of noticing and reflecting upon… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“I have been reading three books Dean lent me this week. One was like a rose garden--very pleasant, but just a little… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
Write like you write, like you can't help but write, and your voice will become yours and yours alone. It'll take time… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
Novels usually evolve out of 'character.' Characters generate stories, and the shape of a novel is entirely imagined but should have an… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
In fiction there can be no appeal to any authority outside the book itself. . . . the thing has to look… — Percy Lubbock Copy Share Image
I still encourage anyone who feels at all compelled to write to do so. I just try to warn people who hope… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Catch me on a good day, I think half of my books aren't too bad. Catch me on a bad day, I… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as… — Jeffery Deaver Copy Share Image
Cut quarrels out of literature, and you will have very little history or drama or fiction or epic poetry left. — Robert Staughton Lynd Copy Share Image
“had set out to tell you exactly what happened. But since I am the one writing this, how do I know what… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
Writers are not mere copyists of language; they are polishers, embellishers, perfecters. They spend hours getting the timing right so that what… — Louis Menand Copy Share Image
We shall not busy ourselves with what men ought to have admired, what they ought to have written, what they ought to… — George Saintsbury Copy Share Image
One thing has always been true: That book or that person who can give me an idea or a new slant on… — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
Being an editor it's a complicated job, but the last impression I'd want anybody to have is that it's onerous. It's a… — David Remnick Copy Share Image
“I was always able to lose myself in reading. Books were a necessary escape I always gladly jumped into headfirst.” — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
Well, when I was six years old I decided, not that I was going to be, but with my usual modesty, that… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
I wanted to leave home, and I didn't know where I was going or what I was going to do or what… — James Avery Copy Share Image
Anuj Bahari has always been a really good literary agent for me. What a good agent does is that he manages many… — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
My father was very fond of reading. It was something we did at our home. I don't think it fits the way… — Twinkle Khanna Copy Share Image
When I began writing, the words that inspired me were these: A writer is someone who has written today. If you want… — J. A. Jance Copy Share Image
I like it when I can hear directly from the writer: what they're seeing, what they're envisioning, and what their intention is. — Jennifer Hale Copy Share Image
If you can't figure out how to make the beginning of your book compelling, you're probably not writing a compelling book. — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
The institution of a public library, containing books on education, would be well adapted for the information of teachers, many of whom… — Joseph Lancaster Copy Share Image
When you live in Brooklyn, if you throw a rock, you'll hit a writer - Jonathan Safran Foer, Jonathan Lethem, Paul Auster. — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
There are all kinds of writers and all kinds of methods, and any method that helps you to say what you want… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
“I looked up at the shelf that held my books. I had dozens now. Faithful friends who took me on journeys without… — Kaje Harper Copy Share Image
“There is a difference between an author and a writer. The author never gives up when things go wrong, but the writer… — Millicent Ashby Copy Share Image
