Authors Quotes

523 quotes by 418 authors

When authors who write literary fiction begin to write screenplays, everybody assumes that's the end. Here's another who's never going to write well again. — Richard Russo
How many authors are there among writers? Author means originator. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
I could hear music playing in the background of works by certain authors, like Poe and Shakespeare. And I discovered Nikki Giovanni when I was… — Jill Scott
I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury. — William Shatner
By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics… — Nicholas Sparks
Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And… — Nicholas Sparks
Why are we reading a Shakespeare play or 'Huckleberry Finn?' Well, because these works are great, but they also tell us something about the times… — Jane Smiley
Authors can only soft sell the environment. Create a wonderful story around the environment involving the characters that leaves a lasting impression on the reader's… — Wilbur Smith
The idea of copyright did not exist in ancient times, when authors frequently copied other authors at length in works of non-fiction. This practice was… — Richard Stallman
Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles. — R L Stine
The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or… — Walt Whitman
When I'm dead, I wanna leave a body of work, like authors or great painters do. — Paul Weller
Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really… — E. O. Wilson
Before publishers' blurbs were invented, authors had to make their reputations by writing. — Laurence J. Peter
I would give them (aspiring writers) the oldest advice in the craft: Read and write. Read a lot. Read new authors and established ones, read… — Khaled Hosseini
To the question: How do the authors of sketches, stories and novels get along in life, the following answer can or must be given: They… — Robert Walser
It looks as if there were a single ultimate goal for mankind, a far goal toward which all persons strive. This is called variously by… — Abraham Maslow
Why do people always expect authors to answer questions? I am an author because I want to ask questions. If I had answers, I'd be… — Eugene Ionesco
The kids who leave their favorite authors behind do not in fact leave us utterly abandoned, but in due time drive children of their own… — Jerry Spinelli
Somebody who only reads newspapers and at best books of contemporary authors looks to me like an extremely near-sighted person who scorns eyeglasses. He is… — Albert Einstein

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