Author Quotes

1140 quotes by 841 authors

Traditional publishers require an author to submit a manuscript six months in advance, and if pressed, no later than two or three. — Heather Brooke
In some instances, I would say the writer does deserve equal billing with the director. In other instances the director - especially if he wrote… — Mark Romanek
My favorite author is Anton Chekhov, not so much for the plays but for his short stories, and I think he was really my tutor. — Gene Wilder
What I hate in fiction is when the author knows better than the characters what they should do. — Pat Barker
Of all the writers I have read, Vladimir Nabokov has made the biggest impression on me because he, despite living through the 1917 February Revolution,… — Ashwin Sanghi
For the critic, the author does not exist; only a certain number of writings exist. — Italo Calvino
There can be no better grounding for a lifetime as an author than to see humanity in all its various guises through the lens of… — Terry Pratchett
To be the child of immigrants from Eastern Europe is in itself a special kind of experience; and an important one to an author. He… — Delmore Schwartz
I am really into how words sound out loud, so I was always the kid who would, like, read the page of the book to… — Lorde
When I was growing up, my house was filled with books. My mother was an educator, and my father was a history buff, so our… — Jeff Kinney
There is no way that the Fourth Gospel was written by John Zebedee or by any of the disciples of Jesus. The author of this… — John Shelby Spong
Many of the characters who appear in the pages of the Fourth Gospel are literary creations of its author and were never intended to be… — John Shelby Spong
I am an author, and like many in my profession, I am also a traveling salesman, going all over in an attempt to persuade people… — Ian Frazier
I realized early on that being an author is a hugely misunderstood job. Because there are no pay grades and very little structure, people make… — Sara Sheridan
Personally I estimate about a third of my time is spent on author events, social media and traditional publicity. — Sara Sheridan
Every author has to eventually write a food book. — Chuck Palahniuk
A novel is, hopefully, the starting point of a conversation, one in which the author engages readers and asks that they see things from a… — Anne Fortier
English food writer Elizabeth David, cook and author Richard Olney and the owner of Domaine Tempier Lulu Peyraud have all really inspired the way I… — Alice Waters
I imagined my fantasy co-author would look like Miranda Kerr, but have the intellect and comedic timing of Liz Lemon. — Judy Greer
There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil. — Bill Gates

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