Fictions are merely frozen dreams, linked images with some semblance of structure. They are not to be trusted, no more than the… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“A writer should remember that about his muse there is a great deal of the Siren. He should view his mental offspring… — F.L. Lucas Copy Share Image
“Johanna was looking at her expectantly, and suddenly Ravna realized that the girl thought librarians must be experts at everything.” — Vernor Vinge Copy Share Image
My introduction to the Brady book was an attempt to nail the exact same idea since Brady addressed the point. And since… — Peter Sotos Copy Share Image
If I write a book, it has to be so awesome. It has to be next level, to prove mysel. Just like… — Martellus Bennett Copy Share Image
The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
I write all the time, even if it means recording in the hotel room. I write on the plane, anywhere, anytime I'm… — Flo Rida Copy Share Image
I have done, this year, what I said I would: overcome my fear of facing a blank page day after day, acknowledging… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
“At their core, Tiger Eyes, Forever..., and Sally J. Freeman are all books about teenage issues, but to an adult reader, the… — Jennifer O'Connell Copy Share Image
I'm grateful for every teacher or librarian who reads a book and says, "This is exactly the book that so-and-so needs to… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Writing is a concentrated form of thinking...a young writer sees that with words he can place himself more clearly into the world.… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
“Be thankful for the people who have stood by you and cheered you on, but don't forget to be thankful for the… — CK Webb Copy Share Image
The luxury of time to write, and the confidence to do so, make it easier for the more affluent and when the… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
It sometimes is better to write in a more directed, focused way when the pages are aimed at something already, a mission… — Shane Black Copy Share Image
The only thing I might have noticed [and this is pretty anecdotal] is that there is some tendency to need to be… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I think we have a great deal of mythology around writing. We believe that only a few people can really do it.… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
“Reading great literature, it has long been averred, enlarges and improves us as human beings,” wrote Paul. “Brain science shows this claim… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
My characters are quite as real to me as so-called real people; which is one reason why I'm not subject to what… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
It usually takes me about three years to research and write one of my historical sagas; this is one reason why I… — Sharon Kay Penman Copy Share Image
When you're stuck, and sure you've written absolutely garbage, force yourself to finish and then decide to fix or scrap it -… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
A little known fact: I read all the time. books were the one thing that got me out of Gatlin, even if… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
I never claimed to be a low-maintenance gal, but when I'm writing, it's particularly challenging. I lose things constantly: my watch, my… — Rebecca Wells Copy Share Image
If you are not a writer, you will not understand the difficulties of writing. If you are not a writer, you will… — Mem Fox Copy Share Image
I've never had to work out of the arts. I've always either been a writer or an editor, or something where I've… — Len Wein Copy Share Image
To this day, 'The Duke and I' remains particularly close to my heart; I felt it was the novel in which my… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
If I have to spend time in purgatory before going to one place or the other, I guess I'll be all right… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
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“On the two-way street of communication, a happy symbiosis is achieved when a writer tosses up an offbeat usage or a puzzling… — William Safire Copy Share Image
A novel is balanced between a few true impressions and the multitude of false ones that make up most of what we… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
“Anna is the sort of woman who writers write about, Tom. Somewhere in the third act, women like her save characters like… — Matthew Norman Copy Share Image
We read to understand, or to begin to understand. We cannot do but to read. Reading almost as much as breathing, is… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
All I'm writing is just what I feel, that's all. I just keep it almost naked. And probably the words are so… — Jimi Hendrix Copy Share Image
My own habit had always been to write about the things that ticked me off in a given day. If I kept… — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
My favorite writer is Alice Munro. It's simply amazing how well she captures entire lifetimes in a single short story. — Chloe Benjamin Copy Share Image
I think you can tell, when you meet someone, whether they read novels or not. There is some little hollowness if they… — Philip Hensher Copy Share Image
I'd like to have money. And I'd like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
“The memory of a book, Dana mused as she turned off the light and headed out of the room. Wouldn't life be… — Juliette Fay Copy Share Image
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I had an agent who spent eight years - eight years! - trying to sell my stories. She sold other people's work;… — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
The contemporary American novelist benefits in a way from being ignored. It makes you angrier and makes you want to go into… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
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