Authors Quotes

523 quotes by 427 authors

If the new movies do contradict my books in some way, I can probably come up with some hand-waving story that will explain the apparent… — Timothy Zahn
Some authors have conceptualized depression as a "depletion syndrome" because of the prominence of fatigability; they postulate that the patient exhausts his available energy during… — Aaron T. Beck
[Confiscating a book and punishing its author] is a sign that one does not have a good case, or at least doesn't trust it enough… — Laszlo Radvanyi
A Machine to Make a Future is an insightful and creative contribution to the literature--both scholarly and journalistic--on contemporary genomics. By 'experimenting' with narrative genre,… — Nadia Abu El Haj
This great Mughal Emperor [Akbar] was illiterate; he could neither read nor write. However, that had not stopped Akbar from cultivating the acquaintance of the… — Indu Sundaresan
"Spirituality" in business sounds lofty. How practical is it? The answer is "very." There's a fundamental way in which Spirit and consciousness contribute to worldly… — Patricia Aburdene
My duty as a member of the Council of the Twelve is to protect what is most unique about the LDS church, namely the authority… — Dallin H. Oaks
I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male… — Curtis Sittenfeld
Without the book business it would be difficult or impossible for true books to find their true readers and without that solitary (and potentially subversive)… — John McGahern
The great British Library --an immense collection of volumes of all ages and languages, many of which are now forgotten, and most of which are… — Washington Irving
I consider that women who are authors, lawyers, and politicians are monsters. — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Authors change publishers because it's like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No,… — Jackie Collins
It is possible to be a meta-physician without believing in a transcendent reality; for we shall see that many metaphysical utterances are due to the… — A.J. Ayer
In the degree that we remember and retell our stories and create new ones we become the authors, the authorities, of our own lives. — Sam Keen
He who is well acquainted with the text of scripture, is a distinguished theologian. For a Bible passage or text is of more value than… — Martin Luther
Authors of so-called 'literary' fiction insist that action, like plot, is vulgar and unworthy of a true artist. Don't pay any attention to misguided advice… — Dean Koontz
Few authors understand themselves, and a proper reader must not only understand his author but also be able to see beyond him — Johann Georg Hamann
Now it is quite clear to me that there are no solid spheres in the heavens, and those that have been devised by the authors… — Tycho Brahe
Meg Gardiner is one of my favorite authors. She always delivers a terrific read. Phantom Instinct should go to the top of your 'to-be-read' pile. — Karin Slaughter
Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm. — John Dryden

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