Books Quote by Alan Dean Foster

“Every journalist has a novel inside him, which is an excellent place for it.”

— Russell Lynes

“He is a writer. He makes the rest of them nervous.”

— Anne Lamott

“Can there be any greater pleasure than to come across an author one enjoys and then to find they have written not just one…

— Alan Bennett

“There seems a general wish of decrying the capacity and undervaluing the labor of the novelist, and of slighting performances which have only genius,…

— Jane Austen

“I went to the theatre with the author of a successful play. He insisted on explaining everything. He told me what to watch, the…

— Christopher Morley

“But the best parts of him were in his books. I suppose I could always read those if I missed him too much. I…

— Gabrielle Zevin

“He who would be a writer, fine, Must take a deal of pains, Must criticize his every line, And mix his ink with brains.”

— Platt Rogers Spencer

“He was universally charming, as only a writer in pursuit of a publisher can be.”

— Stacy Schiff

“Every writer at least once in his/er lifetime creates a character who loves books.”

— Himanshu Chhabra

“He read with intensity and was passionately in love with every character, every turn of plot or twist of language. He made the characters…

— Sarah Ockler

“A true fiction author is able to act through each character in their book and deliver stunning performances.”

— Conrad Brasso

“The writer’s special talent is to empathize with people and imagine their lives. We know them as we write them.”

— Kay Kenyon