Author Quotes

1140 quotes by 841 authors

Few authors understand themselves, and a proper reader must not only understand his author but also be able to see beyond him — Johann Georg Hamann
The fact that the author thinks slowly is not serious, but the fact that he publishes faster than he thinks is inexcusable. — Wolfgang Pauli
THE NAME OF THE WIND has everything fantasy readers like, magic and mysteries and ancient evil, but it's also humorous and terrifying and completely believable.… — Tad Williams
The author is the successor of the saint, everyone respects the author. — Roberto Calasso
Books are nothing but repositories for those lies the author wants his reader to believe. — Glen Cook
To be authentic literally means to be your own author. — Dan Millman
Slamming the book shut produces a wind on the face, a weather that is copyrighted by the author, and this wind may not be deployed… — Ben Marcus
A map in the hands of a pilot is a testimony of a man's faith in other men; it is a symbol of confidence and… — Beryl Markham
The dimensions of a work of art are seldom realized by the author until the work is accomplished. It is like a flowering dream. Ideas… — Carson McCullers
Choose an author as you would a friend. — Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon
The style of an author is a faithful copy of his mind. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought. — Robert Boyle
When I was a very young author, I knew I needed to build myself a tower outside of Europe. Like when you're a hunter, and… — Henning Mankell
Evolution, as a mechanism, can be and must be true. But that says nothing about the nature of its author. For those who believe in… — Francis Collins
An author who sets about to depict events of the past that have run their course is suspected of wishing to avoid the problems of… — Lion Feuchtwanger
When it came time to make the audiobook, Audible did an ingenious thing: they asked both Wil Wheaton and Amber Benson to record entire versions… — John Scalzi
A bad author can take the most moral issue and make you want to just never, ever think about that moral issue. — Azar Nafisi
Go APE: Author a great book, Publish it quickly, and Entrepreneur your way to success. Self-publishing isnâ€™t easy, but itâ€™s fun and sometimes even lucrative.… — Guy Kawasaki
A successful self-publisher must fill three roles: Author, Publisher, and Entrepreneurâ€”or APE. — Guy Kawasaki
The Adderall Diaries is phenomenal. With jittery finesse and a reformed tweaker's eye for detail, Stephen Elliott captures the terrifying, hilarious, heart-strangling reality of a… — Jerry Stahl

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