Book Quote by Aleksandar Hemon

To me, the solidarity of readers is far more important than the solidarity of writers, particularly since readers in fact find ways to connect…

— Aleksandar Hemon

There's only one common element that united every writer I've admired... they're all incredibly well-read.

— Steve Toltz

One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just…

— Terry Pratchett

Before writers are writers they are readers, living in books, through books, in the lives of others that are also the heads of others,…

— Rebecca Solnit

In fiction writing, I would say there are several different strands that have been woven through my own writing, and each influenced by a…

— Alan Lightman

Writing is, of course, a solitary occupation. But for many writers, myself included, it's through writing that we make certain vital connections.

— Elizabeth Berg

We writers - we're the snowflakes of the literary world. We each have our own shape.

— Alice Walker

I think many writers write because it's a convenient way to explain themselves to themselves. We take the chaos and the turmoil and the…

— Armistead Maupin

At risk of sounding foully pompous I think that writers' groups are probably very useful at the beginning of a writing career.

— Bernard Cornwell

I love the fact that you collaborate with your readers when you write a book.

— Robert Crais

Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real groups.

— Anne Rice

Both my mother and I have close groups of friends that include other writers, and these friendships are very important to us.

— Meg Wolitzer