Book Quote by China Mieville

You know, it's a funny thing about writers. Most people don't stop to think of books being written by people much like themselves. They…

— Cornelia Funke

When I write a book, I write a book for myself; the reaction is up to the reader. It's not my business whether people…

— Paulo Coelho

The trouble is when people read about authors, they don't feel compelled to read the authors' work.

— Donna Tartt

Well, I hate it when authors come into a school and they say to kids, 'Write from your heart, only write what you know,…

— R. L. Stine

Readers enjoy talking about books almost as much as they like reading.

— Donalyn Miller

I find that most books that I don't like are those in which the authors have indulged themselves. I can almost sense when they're…

— Robert Cormier

It's our job as fiction writers to provide a delight that nothing else can - to such a degree that people have no choice…

— Jennifer Egan

The most annoying and full- of- crap thing a writer says is, I write only for myself, I don't care if anyone reads it.…

— Harlan Coben

People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people…

— Karin Slaughter

In fact, I think for a lot of writers, it's so hard to be read.

— Susie Bright

I never really like it when other writers talk about coming in behind people and rewriting.

— Tony Gilroy

Writing is like shouting into the world. So when someone shouts back, it's a really big deal. To have people who read hundreds and…

— Celeste Ng