Authors Quotes

523 quotes by 418 authors

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. — Athenaeus
There are certain authors that do not turn students on; it is the truth. Homer happens to be one of them. — William Scott
Let us hope that good authors who are bad Christians will find salvation through the books they write. — Julien Green
That statement was not addressed to the authors of political statements. I said that I deplore attempts to misinform the public and to /trigger/ political… — Mario Monti
Even the contemporary horror authors who have seriously influenced me are a disparate bunch. — George Stephen
In the underlying bill, I think the authors of the legislation, those in support of it, understand the use of the Mississippi River. Yes, there… — Ron Kind
Composers, like authors, have a lot in common. Our main goal is to connect with the listener emotionally. — Ken Hill
November is Jewish book month, so Jewish Community Centers all around the country have book fairs where they invite authors and sell books in advance… — Anita Diament
Authors want their names down in history; I want to keep the smoke coming out of the chimney. — Mickey Spillane
A pin has as much head as some authors and a good deal more point. — George Dennison Prentice
People would react to books by authors like James and Austen almost on a gut level. I think it was not so much the message,… — Azar Nafisi
Male authors always take care to make their heroes at least one inch taller than they are, and considerably more muscular. Just as female authors… — Lee Child
The Small Business Lending Fund was cleverly named by its authors last Congress. Since its implementation, however, it would appear a more appropriate name would… — Ed Royce
Authors have odd relationships with their creations They owe their fame and fortune to their characters but feel enslaved by them. — Anthony Horowitz
A lot of young-adult authors, great ones, have tried their hands at literary fiction, and not a lot of them have succeeded. Not even Roald… — Lev Grossman
There was a time when self-promotion was considered so verboten, especially for authors. — Jess Walter
I really began to love to read while in high school, and my favorite authors were my heroes: J.D. Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut. — Louis Sachar
The biggest challenge of my career, which is something that authors of genre fiction face all the time, is writing something fresh and new and… — Julia Quinn
I want to offer a word of encouragement to authors: You have to feel called to the message of your book enough that you want… — Jud Wilhite
Too many trees are killed to print the words of people who may not have all that much to say, and authors and journalists are… — Vikram Seth

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