Authors Quotes

523 quotes by 418 authors

The study of literature threatens to become a kind of paleontology of failure, and criticism a supercilious psychoanalysis of authors. — John Updike
The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are called upon to comment on everything. They have… — Edmund White
I am a big believer in the fact that all authors really write only one book. — Scott Turow
Good authors mature over time: it does take awhile. — Richard K. Morgan
Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors. — Karin Slaughter
Editing is such a voyeuristic treat for me. I land on a theme and ask authors to pen works that fit the topic. — Alison Tyler
Authors as diverse as Rudyard Kipling, E. Nesbit, and J. R. R. Tolkien have shaped modern paganism as greatly as any theological underpinnings. — Liz Williams
There are several authors who are also lawyers - and not only the ones who write legal thrillers. There are other attorneys who write romantic… — Candace Camp
When I was publishing my first books, the previous generation of authors was fading away, so I was welcomed because I was a new author. — Orhan Pamuk
Writing about Africa by Africans has been part of my literary apprenticeship, standing alongside works by authors such as Joseph Conrad, Joyce Cary and Graham… — Giles Foden
At first I read mostly books by Southern authors - black and white - because almost all the people I knew were born and raised… — Edward P. Jones
As white authors, bloggers, and readers, we must stop promoting diversity as a business opportunity or a chance to buy ally points with our disposable… — Jennifer Armintrout
Hugh Howey and Amanda Hocking come to mind immediately as authors who managed to build a successful following without the initial support of a large… — Jennifer Armintrout
Probably every book I read influenced me in some small way. Authors like Jan Westcott, Kathleen Winsor, Catherine Cookson, Georgette Heyer, and even Barbara Cartland… — Virginia Henley
As many have noted, the peril for authors is that our work space is too easily our play space. — Guy Gavriel Kay
Not surprisingly, the chief way self-published authors get the word out about their books is through the Internet. — Ruth Glick
I suspect that authors who start their careers writing for an adult audience - and who eventually produce a young adult novel or two -… — Paul Di Filippo
Any debut novel is usually a case of spitting into the wind - or, just maybe, casting your bread upon the waters. Without an established… — Paul Di Filippo
The lives of most authors - even, or perhaps especially, the great ones - are necessarily a catalogue of tedious inwardness and cloistered composition. Globe-trotting… — Paul Di Filippo
Just keep writing, and try to finish that novel. Remember, all authors started exactly where you are right now; the only difference between a published… — Julie Kagawa

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