Author Quotes

1140 quotes by 841 authors

An author places himself uncalled before the tribunal of criticism and solicits fame at the hazard of disgrace. — Samuel Johnson
The more complex and overwhelming the threat to a protagonist, the better the opportunity for the author to create a compelling conflict and a dramatic… — Terry Brooks
There is an element of autobiography in all fiction in that pain or distress, or pleasure, is based on the author's own. But in my… — William Trevor
I don't think that you can be prescriptive about anything, I mean, life is too complicated. Maybe there are novels where the author has not… — Paul Auster
As an author, I realise, you're on your own. You have to do everything you can to help The Book. If I make sure people… — Tibor Fischer
I try to read everything that's sent me - play scripts, movie scripts - but I've had to make a rule. If the author hasn't… — Hume Cronyn
Readers are less and less seen as mere non-writers, the subhuman other or flawed derivative of the author; the lack of a pen is no… — Terry Eagleton
Just as the office worker dreams of murdering his hated boss and so is saved from really murdering him, so it is with the author;… — Ernesto Sabato
No one likes to feel helpless. We find it psychologically unbearable and inside ourselves we may try to make ourselves part author of our misfortune… — Susie Orbach
Quite often I can be in a bookshop, standing beneath a great big picture of myself and paying for a book with a credit card… — John Grisham
I don't think anyone sits down and thinks, 'I know, I'll be a chick-lit writer.' You write the book that you want to write and… — Sophie Kinsella
I see the author as the person who has written; the writer, the one involved in the process of writing. And they're not necessarily friends.… — Edward St Aubyn
Like most of us, I'm used to juggling about 52 roles in life. Wife. Mother. Sister. Friend. Author. Sometimes I feel a bit 'multiple-personality'. — Sophie Kinsella
I remain convinced that the most valuable use of time for a newly published author is to write a second book that's even better than… — Suzanne Brockmann
As a journalist, I'm not supposed to be the subject, but as an author, I'm fair game - another ingredient in the media soup. — Michael Azerrad
I did about 2000 covers altogether, for all sorts of books - from Shakespeare to James Bond - and I always had the idea that… — Dick Bruna
Who learns most from a good book is the author. — Jose Bergamin
If I like a book, I tend to read the author's entire collection. But I choose mainly through personal recommendations, general word of mouth and… — Randa Abdel-Fattah
I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself, trust in your abilities and you're the author of your own destiny. — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator. — Jane Asher

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