Books Quote by Christina Stead

It is impossible to pursue a successful literary career and follow the advice of all one's 'best friends'.I feel compelled to follow the light…

— Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Intellectual passion dries out sensuality.

— Leonardo da Vinci

My literary success meant nothing to me

— Taylor Caldwell

It is admitted that a novel can hardly be made interesting or successful without love? It is necessary because the passion is one which…

— Anthony Trollope

Literature can allow us to experience the best side of humankind, where instead of giving up, we struggle desperately in the ruins for love,…

— Caroline Leavitt

“Sensuality is instrumental to developing the confidence for personal and professional success.”

— Lebo Grand

You're not getting the joy out of literature that it gave you. This is the danger of what we do. Look at Hemingway and…

— T.C. Boyle

I have grown weary of literature: silence alone comforts me. If I continue to write, it’s because I have nothing more to accomplish in…

— Clarice Lispector

The duty of literature is to note what counts, and to light up what is suited to the light. If it ceases to choose…

— Anatole France

You cannot predict literary success; the only way you can possibly aim for it is to do your thing and do it well.

— Emma Donoghue

“The best defenses against the terrors of existence are the homely comforts of love, work, and family life, which connect us to a world…

— Christopher Lasch