Books Quote by Gail Tsukiyama

Writing is a necessary thing for me, just to keep myself level. It has beneficial effects on my life.

— Nick Cave

Reading yields a wish to write, I think, except if the reading is dull and uninspiring.

— Joyce Carol Oates

To write, I think it is very important to read. The more you read, the more you know the techniques of writing.

— Sudha Murty

Do you like reading? It's the best thing that can happen to you in life. Writing has other implications.

— Manuel Rivas

Writing is making sense of life.

— Nadine Gordimer

Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing.

— Jan Karon

That's a very good way to learn the craft of writing - from reading.

— William Faulkner

Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul.

— Anne Lamott

Writing from life is how I feel most comfortable.

— Julien Baker

I prefer reading to writing. Reading changes your world view. Writing changes absolutely nothing. Except, of course, when it makes you rich.

— Michel Houellebecq

I write not only what I want to read...I write all the things I should have been able to read.

— Alice Walker

Read as much as you can. Write only when you feel the inner need to do so. And don’t ever rush into print.

— Nick Flynn