Published Quotes

494 quotes by 449 authors

I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature. — Naguib Mahfouz
The vast majority of writers out there, they finish their books, and no one cares whether their book is late or ever comes out at… — George R. R. Martin
What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer. Had I not stammered I would probably... have gone to… — W. Somerset Maugham
I was well acquainted with the Calcutta literary circle since I was 17, when I lived in Bangladesh and published and edited a little magazine… — Taslima Nasrin
Every book has mistakes in them, every one. There's never been a book published without mistakes. — Bill O'Reilly
Honorary degrees and lifetime achievement awards are very encouraging. I know that it might sound strange that a writer who has published many books still… — Joyce Carol Oates
Even after I'd published three books and had been writing full-time for twenty years, my father continued to urge me to go to law school. — Susan Orlean
As a graduate student, I wrote a long paper connecting the dots between mathematical models of learning and language development in children. It was published… — Steven Pinker
In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character; there was nothing particularly new… — Terry Pratchett
I must have read every issue of 'Punch' published in the 20th century, and I think in the process I picked up the true voice… — Terry Pratchett
I finally had to go to the American Civil Liberties Union here in northern California to get my reply published to what I considered to… — Ishmael Reed
There are stories still in existence that I wrote when I was five. However, I did not get published until I was seven. — Tom Robbins
I am very conscious that, from the time of 'The God of Small Things' was published 10 years ago, we are in a different world...… — Arundhati Roy
I'm a reader of Chinese literature, I like their films, but also: I've had great difficulty getting my work published in China; very little of… — Salman Rushdie
When 'The Awakening' was published it was considered so scandalous it was banned in the author's home-town library, and she herself was barred from the… — Jane Smiley
I've written a lot of prose. I just haven't published it. — Patti Smith
When I stopped performing for 16 years and lived in Michigan and was married and raising my children, I wrote about four or five books.… — Patti Smith
I've gotten books published. I've met famous people that are very nice. I look back and I say, 'Wow. Thank you, God, for giving me… — Mattie Stepanek
Many aspects of the writing life have changed since I published my first book, in the 1960s. It is more corporate, more driven by profits… — Paul Theroux
Even if I knew for certain that I would never have anything published again, and would never make another cent from it, I would still… — Brenda Ueland

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