Books Quote by Chris Pavone Download Open image “One of the epiphanies I had was that I got into publishing because I love literature.” — Chris Pavone ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books I love Literature Love Love literature Publishing
I wanted to be involved with literature. I certainly wasn't going to be able to write for a living, and I didn't have enough… — Jonathan W. Galassi Copy Share Image
I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
I grew up loving books and stories. Reading became my favourite pastime, and you have to be a reader before you can be a… — Sandra Brown Copy Share Image
I always wanted to write novels, even before I had read a lot of novels or had a very good idea of what they… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
In retrospect, it seems like everything in my life led to me becoming a writer. I just didn't realise it at the time. — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
I write for the love of writing. If I never published another book, I would still be writing stories. — Christine Feehan Copy Share Image
Publishing a novel was such a proud thing for me. When I was a kid, I used to say to my mum and dad,… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
Ive summarized dozens of books in my literary career; its become rather second nature. — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
Without the faintest possibility of finding a job, I decided to devote myself to literature: it was about time to find out what I… — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
Somewhere along the line, I realized that I liked telling stories, and I decided that I would try writing. Ten years later, I finally… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
“They were ticking off items on a to-do list that was magnet-attached to the fridge. There were nineteen items on the list. They'd crossed… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Lexicon grabbed me with the opening lines, and never let go. An absolutely thrilling story, featuring an array of compelling characters in an eerily… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“You talking about computer weaknesses?" "Yes. But also human weaknesses." "Meaning what?" "Meaning the types of weaknesses that make humans let down their guard.… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“She didn’t want to give the murder-pornography frame by frame. Didn’t want to recite her route across Manhattan, the length of the knife blade… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
In 'The Travelers,' everyone is defined by his or her relationship to work. I put each character on a different rung of the ladder:… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“It was impossible to understand how brief it is. It seemed like youth would last so long; it would last forever. But it's just… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Back before her life had begun to unravel. Or before she knew it was unraveling.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“I thought you make your living as a thief." "No," he said. "That’s what I do for fun.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
There's so much published by so many different publishers. Most of the time, I don't have to confront that, but walking into a conference… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Circumstantial evidence may not be enough to convict. But it’s almost always enough to reveal the truth. Isn’t it?” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“It hasn't taken long to find herself thinking that people are watching. And that they always have been, all the time. It was only… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
