Ambition Quote by Emma Carroll

“There was something about a book that inspired dedication and a swelling desire to possess it.”

— Kate Morton

“I started out hoping to remind people at some point in the novel that we should be loving and kind. But then the theme…

— Patricia Hickman

“ 'Books had always been my best friends and all I wanted to do was lose myself in them, and better yet if the…

— Fae Sutherland

“Sometimes a book that appeared dull or off-putting would somehow still draw you in, call to you, and when you finally embarked on the…

— Liam W. Russell

“Though I have been busy, perhaps overbusy, all my life, it seems to me now that I have accomplished little that matters, that the…

— Wallace Stegner

“For in those days I had no idea that many of the greatest books are like a forest, and that the best way to…

— Anthony Esolen

“It is his raw ambition that draws her in, the impracticality of it all, this idea that he wants to do great things with…

— Thomas Christopher Greene

“We are monsters with good intentions, our instincts drive us but our passions devour us”

— E.C. Lemus

“Novels can tell us so much about life. They have the power to enrich our own lives in so many different ways. They're not…

— Victoria Connelly

“Being a good writer meant he could make a living and do as he chose. Being a great one would bring responsibilities and expectations…

— Nora Roberts

“I could not resist the clarity of the world in books, the incredibly satisfying way in which life became weighty and accessible. Books were…

— Frank Conroy

“[...] it's about challenge and fulfillment, finding the perfect combination of striving and achievement that comes from reaching a big goal.”

— Chris Guillebeau