Authors Quotes

523 Authors quotes by 418 unique authors

Copywriters, journalists, mainstream authors, ghostwriters, bloggers and advertising creatives have as much right to think of themselves as good writers as academics, poets, or literary… — Sara Sheridan
Well, I hate it when authors come into a school and they say to kids, 'Write from your heart, only write what you know, and… — R L Stine
I think many people are terribly afraid of being demoted by the Darwinian scheme from the role of authors and creators in their own right… — Daniel Dennett
Almost all novels are improved by cutting from the top. On their first pages, authors parade those favourite effects which disgust the impartial reader. — James Buchan
In the present age, alas! our pens are ravished by unlettered authors and unmannered critics, that make a havoc rather than a building, a wilderness… — Aubrey Beardsley
I think that black fiction authors have to work very hard to avoid being typed as seeking only a black audience. — Stephen L. Carter
Some authors, when starting a novel, imagine a place first. Others, a character starts taking shape in their head. I start with a hook, a… — Linwood Barclay
Like many authors, I caught the writing bug during my teenage years. I don't remember the exact day or year, but I remember that reading… — Ally Carter
For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone. Perhaps if I was depressed and isolated, just communicating with… — Jonathan Ames
I don't remember titles of books or authors from when I was young. I remember the title of only one book, which was 'The Timber… — Sharon Creech
I'd like the reader to decide if he is willing to pay minute sums for content. I'd like the economics of web to be controlled… — Robert Cailliau
As an arts journalist in London, working mainly for the BBC, I interviewed hundreds if not thousands of authors. From them I gleaned a great… — Frank Delaney
I think Judy Blume, Stephen King, and Dean Koontz are the three authors responsible for my being where I am today. I owe them a… — James Dashner
One of my favorite authors, Garbrielle Zevin, she did a book called 'Elsewhere,' that is one of my favorites, and I think they're making that… — Isabelle Fuhrman
I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing. — Ken Follett
The contemporary authors I most admire are Nick Hornby and Jonathan Tropper. — Mike Greenberg
We're all in this together - when one writer succeeds, all writers succeed. I love discovering new authors. I think we need to take care… — Lisa Gardner
When it comes to locations, I'm one of those crazy authors who has to see it, touch it, taste it, before I trust myself to… — Lisa Gardner
What has always surprised me when I walk into a bookstore is the number of books that you can find that are written with certainty.… — David Eagleman
There are, first of all, two kinds of authors: those who write for the subject's sake, and those who write for writing's sake. ... The… — Arthur Schopenhauer
There are so many good authors; there's no shortage of them. — Jeanne Calment
The Internet offers authors and their readers a new diversity of opportunities and freedom. — Frederick Forsyth
A characteristic of older folksongs, in most cases, is that we don't know their composers or authors. Older folksongs were written often with no commercial… — Tom Glazer
Armchair poverty tourism has been around as long as authors have written about class. As an author, I have struggled myself with the nuances of… — Leslie Jamison
I take time with each person and try to remember them, especially if they're a repeater from another event. I know a lot of authors… — Sherrilyn Kenyon

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