I thought I could never write a proper book; I'd never done it before. But I thought I could write a sequence.… — Tana French Copy Share Image
“I think you overestimate the maturity of adults, he wrote me in his final letter, a letter he sent only after I’d… — Maggie Nelson Copy Share Image
Six books… my mother didn’t want books falling into my hands. It never occurred to her that I fell into the books… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“When people ask me why I'm writing 15 books, I tell them I didn't choose to write 15 books, they chose me!!” — Diem Burden Copy Share Image
Writing provides no guarantees. And writers who stay with writing do it for reasons that are larger than self. — Jayne Anne Phillips Copy Share Image
I try to write 1,000 words. Some people say it's not about the quantity but about the quality. I disagree. You need… — Nathaniel Rich Copy Share Image
“When I consider writing I sometimes wonder why doesn't everybody do it, other times I wonder why does anybody do it.” — Tonny K. Brown Copy Share Image
But I begin to think the chief difficulty in writing a book must be to keep out what does not belong to… — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by our world view.… — Ted Dekker Copy Share Image
A man can write one book that can be great, but this doesn't make him a great writer-just the writer of a… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
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I read some books, and I thought, 'This is better than sliced bread!' and a month later, I couldn't remember thinking about… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Writing fiction is not a profession that leaves one well-disposed toward reading fiction. One starts out loving books and stories, and then… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Don’t you ever get scared?” I ask. “Of what?” She says. “Of not being good enough.” “You mean at writing?” L’il asks.… — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
The sensation of writing a book is the sensation of spinning, blinded by love and daring. It is the sensation of a… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
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“I've found the best way to revise your own work is to pretend that somebody else wrote it and then to rip… — Don Roff Copy Share Image
Naturally, since I myself am a writer, I do not wish the ordinary reader to read no modern books. But if he… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't think contemporary writers spend a lot of time reading each other. Particularly writers of the same nationality. — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I shudder to think of an eternity spend without books. I have hopes that every book that was ever lost is somewhere… — Mel Odom Copy Share Image
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I'm a very laboured writer. I hammer it out sentence by sentence, and it takes a long time. That's what the work… — Janet Malcolm Copy Share Image
“Downstairs Peter Beste-Chetwynde mixed himself another brandy and soda and turned a page in Havelock Ellis, which, next to The Wind in… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
I remain totally convinced that if we can do one more simple thing to help kids and adults to learn more, it… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
My husband wrote the story for my first book, but then he didn't want to do that anymore. So if I was… — Natalie Babbitt Copy Share Image
[T]he public library is where those without money, power, access, university affiliation, or advanced degrees can get information for free. — Siva Vaidhyanathan Copy Share Image
I don't write about things that I have the answers to or things that are very close to home. It just wouldn't… — Ann Beattie Copy Share Image
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There is a contract between the reader and the writer. The readers give me their hard-earned cash, and I have to entertain… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
No, I never thought that I would be a writer. I had always been told I could write well, but it never… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
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When I'm not working in a professional capacity, I'm writing, and when I'm at home, it's a way of having contact with… — Jessie Cave Copy Share Image
I'd always rather spec something and just write it. Because when you're pitching something that isn't even on a page yet, it… — Cord Jefferson Copy Share Image
The writer in America isn't part of the culture of this country. He's like a fine dog. People like him around, but… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
With novels, you're sitting at a desk, alone, going slightly crazy, for anywhere from six months to a year with zero feedback. — Duane Swierczynski Copy Share Image
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