Cases Quote by James A. Baldwin

Unless a writer is extremely old when he dies, in which case he has probably become a neglected institution, his death must always be…

— James A. Baldwin

Only two things happen to writers when they die: Either their work survives, or it becomes forgotten.

— Stephen King

A writer's definitive death is when no one reads his books anymore. That's the final death.

— Jose Saramago

For an author nothing is as dead as a book once it is written.

— Rumer Godden

The author should die once he has finished writing. So as not to trouble the path of the text.

— Umberto Eco

After an author has been dead for some time, it becomes increasingly difficult for his publishers to get out a new book by him…

— Robert Benchley

Without curiosity a writer is dead.

— Lynne Tillman

The writer's life [is] full of frailty and defeat like any other life. What counts is the work. Yet the work can quite easily…

— Julian Barnes

Some writers achieve great popularity and then disappear forever. The bestseller lists of the past fifty years are, with a few lively exceptions, a…

— Carlos Fuentes

An author departs; he does not die.

— Anonymous

After an author has been dead for some time, it becomes increasingly difficult for his publishers to get a new book out of him…

— Robert Benchley

A writer should have another lifetime to see if he's appreciated.

— Jorge Luis Borges