Authors Quotes

523 quotes by 418 authors

There's no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who… — David Brin
Most authors steal their works, or buy. — Alexander Pope
All schools of philosophy, and almost all authors, are rather to be frequented for exercise than for weight. — Walter Savage Landor
Authors are like cattle going to a fair: those of the same field can never move on without butting one another. — Walter Savage Landor
Authors are now marketed like promising movie starlets and must rattle around the nation's television stations to try to assert a salable identity different from… — Alistair Cooke
Different authors write different ways, have different relationships with their audiences, and those are all legitimate. — John Green
Occasionally projects just take off unexpectedly, sometimes you can work away at sketches and ideas for years before they are published. There are a number… — John Howe
The great authors share their souls with us- "literally. — Ursula K. Le Guin
One of the things that all authors of fiction must learn to judge is whether - and in what detail - to describe the face… — Lynne Truss
I'm such a fangirl when it comes to other writers. I read 250 books a year, and I'm always talking up books by other authors. — Jen Lancaster
I hate to think of a day where a compelling book or a compelling authorial voice would be lost simply because that person doesn't have… — Marisha Pessl
Well, first you have to love writing. A lot of authors love having written. But I enjoy the actual writing. Beside that, I think the… — R L Stine
For them (the peoples of the Soviet Union) We cherish the warmest paternal affection. We are well aware that not a few of them groan… — Pope Pius XI
I've always wondered why there isn't a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren't interested in telling that sort of… — Manuel Puig
To understand the works of celebrated authors, to comprehend their systems, and retain their reasonings, is a task more than equal to common intellects; and… — Samuel Johnson
Also, there are authors and publicists using the Internet to manipulate opinion, both positively for a work and negatively against the competition. I don't do… — R A Salvatore
It's hard for children's authors to be accepted when they try to write adult books. J.K. Rowling is the exception because people are so eager… — R L Stine
I sometimes read about authors who say they require a perfectly silent room maintained at precisely 68 degrees, with trash bags taped over the windows… — Jennifer Weiner
Try to meet as many authors, agents, and editors as you can. — Walter Jon Williams
I think that China has many outstanding authors, and their great works should also be recognised by the world. — Mo Yan

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