Author Quotes

1140 quotes by 841 authors

People really want to think that these things really happened. I don't know why that is important, but I know that when I finish reading… — Alison Bechdel
For a dyed-in-the-wool author nothing is as dead as a book once it is written ... she is rather like a cat whose kittens have… — Rumer Godden
My master's visualizations were so powerful their condensation into matter was mere signature. Donald Walters, formerly Kriyananda, author of The Path about his guru Yogananda. — Goswami Kriyananda
I was in Los Angeles making 'Dead Again' and the producer, Lindsay Doran , asked me if I'd be interested in adapting this book, ..… — Emma Thompson
Preparation is not only about managing external risks, but about limiting the likelihood that you'll unwittingly add to them. When you're the author of your… — Chris Hadfield
One of the great currents in the contemporary experience of art is that it seems to come out of the experience of the author. — Anish Kapoor
Evolution as such is no longer a theory for a modern author. It is as much a fact as that the earth revolves around the… — Ernst Mayr
We are not the worst moments of our lives. Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking. — Helen Prejean
Let me not be so vain to think that I'm the sole author of my victories and a victim of my defeats. — Ze Frank
Poetic language is singularly appropriate for recounting the life of the king who is traditionally accepted as the author of the poetic psalms, some of… — Robert Pinsky
To make a book is as much a trade as to make a clock; something more than intelligence is required to become an author. — Jean de la Bruyere
Snooki is now a published author. I'm blaming Sarah Palin. She lowered the bar. — David Letterman
The book belongs to the author. — Maxwell Perkins
I believe the writer... should always be the final judge. I have always held to that position and have sometimes seen books hurt thereby, but… — Maxwell Perkins
I am constrained to express my adoration of the Supreme Being, the Author of my existence, in full belief of His providential goodness and His… — Robert Treat Paine
The best author is a dead author, because he's out of your way and you own the play. Take what he has given you and… — Stella Adler
But whether thus submissively or not, at least be sure that you go to the author to get at his meaning, not to find yours. — John Ruskin
An author never has a vacation. He's a walking sponge, sopping up impressions till he's saturated, then going to his desk and squeezing them out… — Ben Ames Williams
The teachings of Osho, in fact, encompass many religions, but he is not defined by any of them. He is an illuminating speaker on Zen,… — Nevill Drury
Snooki is a bestselling author? Huh? What? I don't know if I should dumb down my book, shoot myself or find a publisher who'll settle… — Geoffrey Hill

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