Books Quote by Caroline Leavitt

When someone's a writer, it's very creative and moody, and you think of someone walking around the office in pajamas thinking of ideas.

— Stephanie Savage

Confusing the author and the character seems to be a popular and rather unsophisticated reaction to books.

— Mark Lawrence

it is my conviction that the personality of the writer has nothing to do with the literate product of his mind. And publicity in…

— Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

A writer has to surprise himself to be worth reading.

— Bernard Malamud

The readers are the ones who let us live our dreams. I try to write books which are really compelling - that you'd take…

— Harlan Coben

Coming from the William Morris mailroom as I have, this book is the truth of what I experienced, and it reminded me of all…

— Bernie Brillstein

Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We…

— Naguib Mahfouz

I never want to play down to the reader. I think readers are willing to go along if they're intrigued.

— Joseph Boyden

Readers don't work for writers. They work for themselves.

— Mohsin Hamid

An author's characters do what he wants them to do.

— W. E. B. Griffin

“This book is written for the professional writer who is making a living, but just barely. It is also for the aspiring writer who…

— Mary Moreno

Those authors who would find many readers, must endeavour to please while they instruct.

— Samuel Johnson