Basketball Quote by Charles Barkley

I work really hard at these books, and when colleagues write nasty reviews of them, I take it very personally.

— Richard Ford

It's a natural thing for people to say, you know, Who's in this book? I find myself get ting a little defensive. People come…

— Hugh Leonard

“If you ask for my opinion in what regards Tim Ferris, Eckhart Tolle, Rhonda Byrne, Dan Brown and J. K. Rowling, you are assuming…

— Robin Sacredfire

I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in the book?'…

— Irvine Welsh

They tell you not to judge a book by it's cover. Why don't you freaking listen to them.

— Andy James

“Good books should be an overwhelming assault upon the personality.”

— Steffan Piper

These critics who crucify me do not guess the littlest part of my sincerity. They must be burned in a blaze. I cannot learn…

— Zane Grey

There are a number of people without whom I could not have written this book, but I hope you don't hold that against them.…

— Dave Barry

The books are funny and sad, and that's what people respond to.

— Paula Danziger

I am not alone in bearing grudges against reviewers who have doomed a book's chances because they've missed the point, the tone, everything.

— Ann Beattie

They must be real people. And this means that every word in every line of speech must be accurate and full of some kind…

— John Steinbeck

The people who says, the book is better than the movie, are fucking assholes.

— Nikhil Saluja