Authors Quotes

523 Authors quotes by 418 unique authors

The world is crawling with authors touring now. They're like performance artists. — Kazuo Ishiguro
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors. — Samuel Johnson
When I was a ten-year old bookworm and used to kiss the dust jacket pictures of authors as if they were icons, it used to… — Erica Jong
As a past president of the Writers Guild, I think women shouldn't write for free. Maybe you have to do it for a time, to… — Erica Jong
All great authors are seers. — George Henry Lewes
When audiences come to see us authors lecture, it is largely in the hope that we'll be funnier to look at than to read. — Sinclair Lewis
My favourite authors include Trollope and Dickens. — Kevin McCloud
In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read… — George Mikes
Business is war! Its leaders are strategic commanders, who boldly snatch victory from the jaws of defeat - and who perform other acts of derring-do.… — Nathan Myhrvold
The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that… — Conan O'Brien
One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him off constantly. — Conor Oberst
I wonder what book signings will be like when most of the books we read are electronic. Will authors sign something else? A flyer, perhaps?… — Susan Orlean
Dickens is one of those authors who are well worth stealing. — George Orwell
I was one of the first authors to have an active website. I'm totally obsessed with technology. I'm always looking for ways to connect with… — Jodi Picoult
Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anything goes. — Cole Porter
In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former… — Pliny the Elder
Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one. — Salman Rushdie
Before I came to England, my favorite authors were P. G. Wodehouse and Agatha Christie. I used to devour both. — Salman Rushdie
When authors who write literary fiction begin to write screenplays, everybody assumes that's the end. Here's another who's never going to write well again. — Richard Russo
How many authors are there among writers? Author means originator. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
I could hear music playing in the background of works by certain authors, like Poe and Shakespeare. And I discovered Nikki Giovanni when I was… — Jill Scott
I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury. — William Shatner
By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics… — Nicholas Sparks

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