Affecting Quote by Julia Glass

“Many a reader who wanted to read a tale through was not able to do it because of delays on account of the weather.…

— Mark Twain

I'm attempting to broaden my novels' scope through landscape and weather, leaves falling off trees, overnight storms, timeless elements which, irrespective of human endeavour,…

— Kent Haruf

Weather is a literary specialty, and no untrained hand can turn out a good article on it

— Mark Twain

I feel like I could write a thousand books about the outdoors and natural history and the landscape.

— Steven Rinella

I certainly don't sit down and plan a book out before I write it. There's a phrase I use called "The Valley Full of…

— Terry Pratchett

Just as a good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche.

— Julia Cameron

After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing; when the reader creates emotion in their head, or the…

— Jasper Fforde

I won't read a book that starts with a description of the weather. I don't read books over 300 pages, though I'll make an…

— Elmore Leonard

There's still a strange moment with every book when I move from the position of writer to the position of reader and I suddenly…

— Eudora Welty

When it's in a book I don't think it'll hurt any more ...exist any more. One of the things writing does is wipe things…

— Marguerite Duras

“Writing a book is a bit like surfing," he said. "Most of the time you're waiting. And it's quite pleasant, sitting in the water…

— Tim Winton

A lot of writing is a form of seeing - putting down what you see in terms of action and landscape.

— Jonathan Ames