Books Quote by Kenzaburo Oe

“A writer's style should be direct and personal, his imagery rich and earthy, and his words simple and vigorous. The greatest writers have the…

— Ernest Hemingway

“The most important trait of a writer is an authentic voice. Writers have to have faith in their own voice, and their own way…

— Anne Rice

Good style happens in one of two ways: the writer either has an inborn talent or is willing to work herself to death to…

— Haruki Murakami

The treasure of a writer is to maintain their own style.

— Andrea Hirata

“A writer’s voice emanates from their interest and compulsions that absorbs them completely. Only by fully committing himself or herself to a pet subject…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

I think the best writers are voracious readers who pick up the cadences and the feel of narration through a number of different books.…

— Stephen King

A good writer must be like the birds of a dark forest; you can't see them, but you can hear their mysterious and wise…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries: to read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of…

— Ben Jonson

“What's crucial is whether your writing attains the standards you've set for yourself. (...) Basically a writer has a quiet, inner motivation, and doesn't…

— Haruki Murakami

An author can have nothing truly his own but his style.

— Benjamin Disraeli

“We have our responsibilities as readers and even our importance. The standards we raise and the judgments we pass steal in the air and…

— Virginia Woolf

Any one who wishes to become a good writer should endeavour, before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities, to…

— Henry Watson Fowler