--- title: "10 Katherine Neville Quotes - Famous Writer (The Eight)" description: "American novelist (born 1945). Browse 10 Katherine Neville quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b128/author-katherine-neville-42127.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Katherine Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b128/author-katherine-neville-42127.jpg) # Katherine Neville (1945) Writer United States **10** quotes in **45** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Katherine Neville is a writer from the United States, best known for *The Eight*. ## Quick Facts About Katherine Neville Born April 4, 1945 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works The Eight Spouse Karl H. Pribram ## About Katherine Neville American novelist (born 1945). ## Quotes by Katherine Neville > [Only boring people are bored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/only-boring-people-are-bored/) [Katherine Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-neville/) [Bored](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bored/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/katherine-neville-42127_bored_only-boring-people-are-bored-975949_975949.png) > [Muses had a way of killing those whom they inspired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/muses-had-a-way-of-killing-those-whom-they-inspired/) [Katherine Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-neville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/katherine-neville-42127_inspired_muses-had-a-way-of-killing-those-whom-th_13489.png) > [Music has power to create a universe or to destroy a civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/music-has-power-to-create-a-universe-or-to-destroy-a-civilization/) [Katherine Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-neville/) [Civilization](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civilization/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/katherine-neville-42127_civilization_music-has-power-to-create-a-universe-or_679278.png) > [All my life I have studies the peculiar powers of music. It has a force of its own that few would deny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/all-my-life-i-have-studies-the-peculiar-powers-of-music-it-has-a/) [Katherine Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-neville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ce/katherine-neville-42127_deny_all-my-life-i-have-studies-the-peculiar_1638055.png) > [The laws of chess are as beautiful as those governing the universe - and as deadly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/the-laws-of-chess-are-as-beautiful-as-those-governing-the-universe/) [Katherine Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-neville/) [Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/469/katherine-neville-42127_beautiful_the-laws-of-chess-are-as-beautiful-as-th_2197751.png) > [Privacy - like eating and breathing - is one of life's basic requirements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/privacy-like-eating-and-breathing-is-one-of-life-s-basic-requirements/) [Katherine Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-neville/) [Breathing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breathing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcb/katherine-neville-42127_breathing_privacy-like-eating-and-breathing-is-one_1523781.png) > [“Las musas tenían por costumbre aniquilar a los que inspiraban.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/las-musas-ten-an-por-costumbre-aniquilar-a-los-que-inspiraban/) [Katherine Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-neville/) [Amor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9d/katherine-neville-42127_amor_las-musas-ten-an-por-costumbre-aniquilar_84464.png) > [Affaires meant 'business.' How like the French to kill two birds with one stone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/affaires-meant-business-how-like-the-french-to-kill-two-birds-with/) [Katherine Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-neville/) [Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5de/katherine-neville-42127_bird_affaires-meant-business-how-like-the-fre_2760217.png) > [Write. Remember, people may keep you (or me) from being a published author but no one can stop you from being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/write-remember-people-may-keep-you-or-me-from-being-a-published/) [Katherine Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-neville/) [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/katherine-neville-42127_books_write-remember-people-may-keep-you-or-me_413976.png) > [“Nim unwrapped a loaf of fresh dilled rye bread and opened a crock of trout mousse. He slathered up a big slice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/nim-unwrapped-a-loaf-of-fresh-dilled-rye-bread-and-opened-a-crock-of/) [Katherine Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-neville/) [Food](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/katherine-neville-42127_food_nim-unwrapped-a-loaf-of-fresh-dilled-rye_2071316.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-neville/#itemlist", "name": "Katherine Neville Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Only boring people are bored.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Katherine Neville" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/only-boring-people-are-bored/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/katherine-neville-42127_bored_only-boring-people-are-bored-975949_975949.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/katherine-neville-42127_bored_only-boring-people-are-bored-975949_975949.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/katherine-neville-42127_bored_only-boring-people-are-bored-975949_975949.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Only boring people are bored.” — Katherine Neville", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Muses had a way of killing those whom they inspired.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Katherine Neville" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/muses-had-a-way-of-killing-those-whom-they-inspired/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/katherine-neville-42127_inspired_muses-had-a-way-of-killing-those-whom-th_13489.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/katherine-neville-42127_inspired_muses-had-a-way-of-killing-those-whom-th_13489.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/katherine-neville-42127_inspired_muses-had-a-way-of-killing-those-whom-th_13489.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Muses had a way of killing those whom they inspired.” — Katherine Neville", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Music has power to create a universe or to destroy a civilization.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Katherine Neville" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-neville/music-has-power-to-create-a-universe-or-to-destroy-a-civilization/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/katherine-neville-42127_civilization_music-has-power-to-create-a-universe-or_679278.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/katherine-neville-42127_civilization_music-has-power-to-create-a-universe-or_679278.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/katherine-neville-42127_civilization_music-has-power-to-create-a-universe-or_679278.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Music has power to create a universe or to destroy a civilization.” — Katherine Neville", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All my life I have studies the peculiar powers of music. 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