Book Quote by Michael Ian Black

When I was little I used to wish I could talk to the illustrators because I wanted to discuss something about the books. With…

— Jan Brett

If we marvel at the artist who has written a great book, we must marvel more at those people whose lives are works of…

— Katherine Paterson

In the course of my research, I've read a lot of incredibly bad books - mostly by academics. I'm puzzled as to just why…

— Mark Kurlansky

There is probably no hell for authors in the next world - they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.

— Anonymous

Adaptation of books is never a success. When the author wants to make it, it's even worse.

— Marjane Satrapi

Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books.

— Anonymous

Humans are very complex; I definitely have a new respect for authors that are able to write books nonstop. It's an incredible talent.

— Hilary Duff

I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in the book?'…

— Irvine Welsh

I think that any writer who is commercial, who sells a lot of books, has to face criticism. Because the more hermetic and the…

— Isabel Allende

There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a book. (…) A good novel editor is invisible.

— Terri Windling

Writers are articulate. Artists find it more difficult.

— Anthony Browne

The studios don't seem to foster good writing. They're not so interested in that, but they're more interested in what worked most recently. They're

— Bill Murray