Manuscript Quotes

106 quotes by 95 authors

There are three infallible ways of pleasing an author, and the three form a rising scale of compliment: 1, to tell him you have read… — Mark Twain
He loved a book because it was a book; he loved its odor, its form, its title. What he loved in a manuscript was its… — Gustave Flaubert
Edward and I had not had a last grand scene of farewell, nor did I plan one. To speak the word was to make it… — Stephenie Meyer
Somewhere in the center of my soul, a rusty chain began to unwind. It freed itself, link by link, from where it had rested, unobserved,… — Deborah Harkness
This was a manuscript of the night we couldnâ€™t read. — Jack Kerouac
The point is, I canâ€™t tell you how to succeed. But I can tell you how not to: Give in to the shame of being… — Kathryn Stockett
Do you know what you are? You are a manuscript oÆ’ a divine letter. You are a mirror reflecting a noble face. This universe is… — Unknown Author
This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor is a precious package. Don't consider it rejected. Consider that you've addressed it… — Barbara Kingsolver
I have always been jealous of artists. The smell of the studio, the names of the various tools, the look of a half-finished canvas all… — Jane Yolen
Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honour of losing and the joy of winning I am not here to tell you… — Paulo Coelho
She praised his book and he embraced her from gratitude rather than lust, but she didn't let go. Neither did he. She kissed his cheek,… — Anthony Marra
Traditional publishers require an author to submit a manuscript six months in advance, and if pressed, no later than two or three. — Heather Brooke
Often I sort of work up and down the manuscript. I sometimes used to go ahead of myself to see what was going to happen… — Terry Pratchett
I can almost always read a new manuscript overnight. — Robert Gottlieb
If you want to send a manuscript, send it to an agent. And send a letter first, asking permission. Launch it into the real world… — Steven Pressfield
One of my graduate school professors, to whom I started sending poems when I started writing again after a 10-year hiatus, suggested I prepare a… — Marilyn Nelson
In 1976, I read a book by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss and knew immediately that I, too, could write a historical romance. It took me a… — Virginia Henley
I get like a melody that comes up and I try to write it down or record it. Hum it into a tape recorder or… — Paul Taylor
Books can now be on the stands within days from delivery of a formatted manuscript, and often are. — Bruce Jackson
A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is… — Ring Lardner

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95 authors contributed a total of 106 Manuscript Quotes, led by these top contributors: