“The writer's voice, the honesty and candor that is present in that voice, is what must be written upon the page.” — Edmond Rostand Copy Share Image
Write something that you are comfortable with. Do not venture into something that you do not want to write about, because gradually,… — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
“will be six to eight volumes, equaling one novel for $5.94 to $7.92, so it is competitive with industry” — Sicily Yoder Copy Share Image
I have no system of writing. It's chaos. I could be upside down on my bedroom floor; I'll be scribbling on a… — Greg Davies Copy Share Image
Back at his chair he cannot remember what he was reading. He feels the books beside him to find the one that… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“You must learn to read well, Marisa. As long as you're a good reader, you can learn anything, do anything.” — Anna Jeffrey Copy Share Image
From its first startling image, Orhans Inheritance will seep under your skin and leave an indelible mark upon your heart. What lucky… — Gayle Brandeis Copy Share Image
A library represents the mind of its collector, fancies and foibles, strengths and weaknesses, prejudices and preferences. — William Osler Copy Share Image
In order to have a literature, a nation must live, not merely on the practical, but on the moral and spiritual plane… — Vissarion Belinsky Copy Share Image
It's important to realize that the series actually grows with the reader. "March: Book One" is a great introduction for kids as… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
“The most important sentence in a book is the first sentence. Everything follows from it. The first words have to stop the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“In the midst of this hormonal gloom, however, the calvary finally arrives, over the hill, jangling its spurs, and epaulettes shining in… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
One summer I was homeless in L.A., when I was about fifteen, and I used to go to the library to get… — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is great for keeping records and putting down details, but… — T. Boone Pickens Copy Share Image
For many, many years, I thought that I wasn't good enough or that I would never be able to create something that… — Marie Rutkoski Copy Share Image
“I, too, like to read. Once a month, I go to the local branch. For myself, I pick a novel and, for… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
“. . .the books we don't read are full of warnings; we will either never read them or they will arrive too late.” — Javier Marías Copy Share Image
We worshipped in the temple of cutthroat competition, and so some cooked the books, because the treasure is so great. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
I always feel freelance writers are leading a heroic life. I think that is the real writer's life. On the other hand,… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
I think when I write movies and plays and books and magazine articles, they're all storytelling, and reality is the common denominator… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
I enjoy writing but I wouldn't want to do it all the time because generally you are not writing about things you… — Josh Widdicombe Copy Share Image
Actually, I love trying to figure out why certain books become hits while others, which may be just as good, have trouble… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
While I do believe I become a technically better writer over time, in others ways writing gets harder because inspiration is finite. — Steve Erickson Copy Share Image
If you're a freelance writer and aren't used to being ignored, neglected, and generally given short shrift, you must not have been… — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
“Sometimes when you read, it’s like certain sentences strike home and knock you flat. It’s as if they say everything you have… — Gunnhild Øyehaug Copy Share Image
Writers - we're a little crazy about how much we care about it. We spend a lot of time fussing. At least,… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
I cannot imagine a sorrier pursuit than struggling for years to write a book that attempts to appeal to people who do… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
It was a good moment, the kind you would like to press between the pages of a book, or hide in your… — Rick Bragg Copy Share Image
We're all in this together - when one writer succeeds, all writers succeed. I love discovering new authors. I think we need… — Lisa Gardner Copy Share Image
Print books have an amazing superpower because they don't disappear when you're done with them. Books on the shelf remind you that… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
“Dance resides within us all. Some find it when joy conquers sorrow, others express it through celebration of movements; and then there… — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
I wrote because I had to. I couldn't stop. There wasn't anything else I could do. If no one ever bought anything,… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
Growing up, as a kid, I loved to read. I liked to read books that were above my range. I always tried… — Hidetaka Miyazaki Copy Share Image
A bookcase is as good as a view, as much of a panorama as the sight of a city or a river.… — Anatole Broyard Copy Share Image
Writing is probably the least glamorous profession there is. This doesn't change when you become an author. — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
When you're writing fiction or poetry... it really comes down to this: indifference to everything except what you're doing... A young writer… — Raymond Carver Copy Share Image
No one says a novel has to be one thing. It can be anything it wants to be, a vaudeville show, the… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
“Death is the easy part, the hard part is living and knowing you could be so much more then you’re willing to… — robert m drake Copy Share Image
When you start writing things to try to persuade someone who's not already part of your guild or your profession that something… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
The part of the process that's exciting to me is feeling like I'm in a place I've never been before, in every… — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
