Authors Quotes

523 quotes by 427 authors

Great editors do not discover nor produce great authors; great authors create and produce great publishers. — John Farrar
The biggest takeaway for anyone seeking to write is this: don't go looking for the way other authors do their work. You won't find many… — Seth Godin
Writing is a vessel...with readers the ocean and authors as its sails... — William Petersen
Let authors write for glory and reward. The truth is well paid when she is sung and heard. — James J. Corbett
If our previous analyses are correct, they all point to the same conclusion, that metaphysical adventures are doomed to fail when their authors substitute the… — Etienne Gilson
As with men, it has always seemed to me that books have their own peculiar destinies. They go towards the people who are waiting for… — Miguel Serrano
I thought it was amazing to work with authors, to get a manuscript and try to make up a cover for it. — Dick Bruna
This book is unique. I know of no other which so artfully tackles two of the greatest mysteries of modern science, quantum mechanics, and consciousness.… — George Greenstein
It's actually as simple as this. New authors, building their customer base, need physical bookshops. Physical bookshops are lovely tactile, friendly, expert, welcoming places. Physical… — Tim Waterstone
Few sensible authors are happy discussing the creative process--it is, after all, black magic. — Edward Albee
I studied English Literature. I wasnâ€™t a very good student, but one thing I did get from it, while I was making films at the… — Christopher Nolan
People often ask authors where their ideas come from, and often authors say they don't know. But I do know about this one. Once upon… — Sam McBratney
Agassiz does recommend authors to eat fish, because the phosphorus in it makes brains. But I cannot help you to a decision about the amount… — Mark Twain
Authors must spend months, years making fantasy believable in a single work while reality runs rampant and complete chaos elsewhere. — Don Roff
We are the authors of our own fate-we write it each day with every one of our actions. — FÃ©lix J. Palma
From authors whom I read more than once I learn to value the weight of words and to delight in their meter and cadence --… — Lewis H. Lapham
Melissa Foster is a wonderful connector of readers and books, a friend of authors, and a tireless advocate for women. She is the real deal. — Jennie Shortridge
It is one of the strongest bonds, I think, that can spring up between people: sharing a passion for certain books and their authors. — Alice Steinbach
I learned to write from authors. I didn't know any, but I read their books. — Cynthia Rylant
Critics are to authors what dogs are to lamp-posts. — Jeffrey Robinson

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