The good stories, of course, write themselves. And somebody wants to know who are the really good writers, and how many of… — R. A. Lafferty Copy Share Image
“His bedroom was a reflection of Bryant's mind, its untidy shelves filled with games and puzzles stacked in ancient boxes, statues and… — Christopher Fowler Copy Share Image
All writing is an antisocial act, since the writer is a man who can speak freely only when alone; to be himself… — Kenneth Tynan Copy Share Image
Again, we turn down most books that have been self-published unless they have a special track record. We have taken a small… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
The worst thing that ever happened to writing is that it became a business, The purpose of business is to make money,… — Dagobert D. Runes Copy Share Image
I began writing books after speaking for several years and I realize that when you have a written book people think that… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
Although many of his other novels are brilliant there is a power in 'Oliver Twist' that I believe Dickens never managed to… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
I like making books but I'm not sure exactly what I'm doing. Perhaps I just try to arrange a bunch of seemingly… — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I sort of half read Thomas Hardy's 'The Mayor of Casterbridge.' It was assigned in 10th grade, and I just couldn't get… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
I don't read books. I read 'On the Road' in high school, and that was awesome, so I guess that's my favorite… — Meghan Trainor Copy Share Image
When I write, I never think of segments as chapters; I think of them as scenes. I always visualize them in my… — Robert Cormier Copy Share Image
The portal structure is simply a technique: it is neither necessary nor unnecessary, except as the writer and the story make it… — Stephen R. Donaldson Copy Share Image
A book can never be anything more than the impression of its author’s thoughts. The value of these thoughts lies either in… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Two temptations that impair the value of their work inevitably beset public men who write memoirs. One is a tendency to reconstruct… — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Copy Share Image
When you teach, it's sometimes necessary to consciously not write for a month or two - and then pick a time in… — Tom Barbash Copy Share Image
I mean to say, whether a yarn is tall or small I like to hear it well told. I like to meet… — Flann O'Brien Copy Share Image
“I . . . hurried to the city library to find out the true age of Chicago. City library! After all, it… — Yone Noguchi Copy Share Image
The idea that you would read Jesmyn Ward for credentials is, like, you've missed the point of the beauty of her writing… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
“Bookstores attract the right kind of folk. Good people like A.J. and Amelia. And I like talking about books with people who… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
Faulkner's characters, too, were uneducated. They were deprived, but they were allowed to have very rich inner lives. I want to advocate… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
I am comfortable calling myself a writer of suspense, or a writer of thrillers; both terms are sort of interchangeable to me.… — Christopher Rice Copy Share Image
I go to a library. There are lakhs of books; all of them are very valuable and highly informative. Now what should… — T Joseph Benziger Copy Share Image
My stories take three or four months to fix, and it's not magical of a process. Ultimately it's a boring, difficult process.… — Kumail Nanjiani Copy Share Image
When I read James Joyce, I'm not really interested in the Dublin of 1904. I'm interested in being in the presence of… — Joseph O'Neill Copy Share Image
I pray that no child of mine would ever descend into such a place as a library. They are indeed most dangerous… — Willy Russell Copy Share Image
Such reproductions may not interest the reader; but after all, this is my autobiography, not his; he is under no obligation to… — Neville Cardus Copy Share Image
Every sentence has a truth waiting at the end of it and the writer learns how to know it when he finally… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
“But Ludmilla is always at least one step ahead of you. “I like to know that book exists that I will still… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
I never know how to give advice to a writer because there's so much you could say, and it's hard to translate… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
“Write about the experiences that made you feel human. And whatever happens, please do continue to live and write. The people of… — Kat Lowe Copy Share Image
“If haunted by an emotional upheaval in your life, try writing about it or sharing the experience with others. However, if you… — James W. Pennebaker Copy Share Image
“For 99 percent of the tenure of humans on earth, nobody could read or write. The great invention had not yet been… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
When I was writing Dune there was no room in my mind for concerns about the book's success or failure. I was… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“It has been said that all the stories have already been told, that there is nothing left to say. At best, a… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
When you want to be a writer, you think that actually getting published will make you feel somehow more real to yourself.… — Hanya Yanagihara Copy Share Image
“Divergent taught me that one choice doesn't define you The Host taught me that you can't be so quick to judge Hunger… — Random Copy Share Image
I would also argue that there is a good chance that an outline will help you stave off any onslaught of writer's… — Terry Brooks Copy Share Image
People have one of two extreme reactions to my book. They either throw it across the room, or they rush out and… — Louise Hay Copy Share Image
“My writer friends and I talk about the kinds of writers we are and some of us are plungers and some of… — Franny Billingsley Copy Share Image
We live in a sea of general ideas, so that's not a novel, since there are so many general ideas. But the… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
