Alas Quote by Charles Darwin

I have a lot of respect for people who write a whole book because I've heard it will kill you.

— Mary H.K. Choi

I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and…

— Dave Eggers

“In order to speak and write the English language correctly, it is imperative that the fundamental principles of the Grammar be mastered, for no…

— Joseph Devlin

There's only one common element that united every writer I've admired... they're all incredibly well-read.

— Steve Toltz

Writers should be respected.

— Rajkumar Hirani

There's something to be said for an author who clearly respects a reader.

— Jami Attenberg

Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to…

— George Orwell

Good press, bad press, whatever, only means a lot to me if it's writ by somebody I respect, by somebody I like.

— Patti Smith

After the pleasure of possessing books there is hardly anything more pleasant than that of speaking of them, and of communicating to the public…

— Charles Nodier

People do not deserve to have good writing, they are so pleased with bad.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

As 99 per cent of English authors and 100 per cent of American ones [authors] are just such imbeciles, managers and publishers make a…

— George Bernard Shaw

When you publish something, it is very much as if you pulled your pants down in public. If what you have written is good,…

— Edna St. Vincent Millay