The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master - something that, at times, strangely… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
“I write to teach myself, explore myself, inspire myself (in which I always fail), analyze myself, clear myself (in how much deep… — Ovais Khalid Copy Share Image
A library is never complete. That’s the joy of it. We are always seeking one more book to add to our collection. — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
Columbia is ... for people whose genitals still work, dammit. For writers who want to be brave and persevere in the real… — Scott Kenemore Copy Share Image
Each time you admire the façade of the New York Public Library, you are paying homage to Western civilization. — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
“I loved the physicality of books just as much as the stories inside, the feel of pages between my fingers, the intricacies… — Elizabeth Joy Arnold Copy Share Image
I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
“Nicotine addicted, persecuted, her day is a maddening circle of tea and biscuits, baking, smoking, the necessary fiction of the housewife.” — James Claffey Copy Share Image
“Reading is action. Even though it is often done quietly and alone, reading is a profoundly social activity, and a vigorous and… — J. Paul Hunter Copy Share Image
One of the things I learned from my father, and it did not serve me well at all, was that he was… — Michael Tolkin Copy Share Image
“You cannot embark on life, that one-off coach ride, once again when it is over, but if you have a book in… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“While I was starting out I had no idea on how the world of writing and publishing worked. I had no mentor,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
When I was a child I devoured every book I could get my hands on. I loved losing myself in colourful and… — David Walliams Copy Share Image
Books that children read but once are of scant service to them; those that have really helped to warm our imaginations and… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
“Most of what I know about writing I’ve learned through running every day. These are practical, physical lessons. How much can I… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Authors always carry a means for scribbling and an excuse for pausing, often inopportunely, to record those fleeting sparks of creative fancy… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
The ability to write clearly and effectively is key to communication, this set of skills enrich one's mental health. Poor written communication… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
I came to a dead stop and began major revisions. Sometimes these entailed the shredding of all existing manuscript for a fresh… — William Manchester Copy Share Image
“During the engineering exams we only need ink in our pen, nothing else is needed to answer the question paper.” — Prashant Gupta Copy Share Image
When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling. — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
Now that I understand how publishing schedules work, I can understand why many authors have the sophomore slump. A year is a… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
When you have mastered numbers, you will in fact no longer be reading numbers, any more than you read words when reading… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
“Those without a roof over their heads could escape with Wolfe, Kafka, or Robert Louis Stevenson and have shelter from the heat… — Richard LeMieux Copy Share Image
I'm a better writer now because I've worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I think the biggest thing, where my passionate-ness comes from, is that I love reading, and it is something that I really… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
“Exactly. When is comes to anything halfway important, you just don't get it. It's amazing to me that you can put a… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
What a pity when editors review a woman's book, that they so often fall into the error of reviewing the woman instead. — Fanny Fern Copy Share Image
Life would be much easier if I just wrote the same book over and over again. But I'm not interested in doing… — Glen Duncan Copy Share Image
“Reading about the response of people in stories, plays, poems, helps us to respond more courageously and openly at our own moments… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“A great book increases my heartbeat as if I’m prey, melts my insides in anticipation of a first kiss, immerses me in… — Carmen DeSousa Copy Share Image
When writers say that they need to 'set the mood' or 'get into the zone', those are all ways to procrastinate. Not… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
I stepped into the bookshop and breathed in that perfume of paper and magic that strangely no one had ever thought of… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
I thought that you had to learn to write by yourself and if you couldn't do it, then you were out of… — Bonnie Jo Campbell Copy Share Image
If you are having trouble with a story, it may not be an issue with the quality of the writing - there… — Michael Winter Copy Share Image
As to the number of novels I've abandoned... I shudder to think. I have thrown away five completed novels, and that's a… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
“I find that is the best way to write during emotional scenes...put yourself and your emotions in every single word.-Nina Jean Slack” — Nina Jean Slack Copy Share Image
Over a four-month period, I sat down and wrote every day. And then there was a novel, and all of a sudden,… — Melissa Marr Copy Share Image
Telling stories, making them come alive is what makes me come alive. So I try to live a life where sharing this… — Soko Copy Share Image
Those who write against vanity want the glory of having written well, and their readers the glory of reading well, and I… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
In commercial fiction especially, everything in the story usually contributes directly to the plot The shorter the story, the truer this is — Nancy Kress Copy Share Image
