My Literary Quotes

31 My Literary quotes by 26 unique authors

Not a wasted word. This has been a main point to my literary thinking all my life. — Hunter S. Thompson
Sometimes I wonder if there's something wrong with me. Perhaps I've spent too long in the company of my literary romantic heroes, and consequently my… — E. L. James
Books help to form us. If you cut me open, you will find volume after volume, page after page, the contents of every one I… — Susan Hill
The grounding in natural sciences which I obtained in the course of my medical studies, including preliminary examinations in botany, zoology, physics, and chemistry, was… — Johannes V. Jensen
My literary success meant nothing to me — Taylor Caldwell
Me, my literary reputation is mostly abroad, but I am anchored here in New York. I can't think of any other place I'd rather die… — Harold Brodkey
I did try very hard to tell the whole truth without violating my literary instincts. — George Orwell
My literary career kicked off in 1956 when, as a resident of Swansea, South Wales, I published my first novel, 'Lucky Jim. — Martin Amis
The more melancholy side of my literary personality is much in tune with BS Johnson's. — Jonathan Coe
Maybe when I'm sixty-five I'll talk about my literary life. — Rick Moody
The great break of my literary career was going to law school. — Scott Turow
My literary career was a fluke. Utterly unexpected. — Robert Harris
The period that I could consider the most important in my literary work came about beginning with the Revolution, and in a certain way, developed… — Jose Saramago
I don't think in terms of that bizarre tautology 'value for money' in my literary and journalistic work - and nor will I in my… — Will Self
My favorite book is anything by Kurt Vonnegut - he's my literary hero. I got to meet him several times, which was a great thrill… — Steven Wright
I was a businessman for 16 years of my life, so when I started writing, I wanted to keep my literary identity separate. — Ashwin Sanghi
I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an… — John Kennedy Toole
You got a job?" "Ignatius hasta help me at home," Mrs. Reilly said. Her initial courage was failing a little, and she began to twist… — John Kennedy Toole
...When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occassional cheese dip. — John Kennedy Toole
I have no doubts that the Devil grins, As seas of ink I spatter. Ye gods, forgive my “literary” sins – The other kind don’t… — Robert W. Service
In the ordinary jumble of my literary drawer, I sometimes find texts I wrote ten, fifteen, or even more years ago. And many of them… — Fernando Pessoa
She was widely read enough to appreciate my literary wit but not so widely read that she knew my sources. I like that in a… — David Mitchell
I had the lonely child's habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons, and I think from the very start my literary… — George Orwell
My own luck has been curious all my literary life; I never could tell a lie that anyone would doubt, nor a truth that anybody… — Mark Twain
I always say, and I mean it, that the great break of my literary career was when I went to law school. — Scott Turow

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