Books Quote by Niall Williams

“For this, that now was coming, he had very little curiosity. For years it had obseessed him; but now it meant nothing in itself.…

— Ernest Hemingway

“He felt overwelmed when he thought of all the books he hadn't read, all the books he wanted to read, and all the books…

— Kristine Grayson

“With success came a new, deeper doubt that any activity, even his cherished writing, could make life mean anything.”

— Eric Maisel

“I could not resist the clarity of the world in books, the incredibly satisfying way in which life became weighty and accessible. Books were…

— Frank Conroy

“The truly great writer does not want to write. He wants the world to be a place in which he can live the life…

— Henry Miller

“Reading novels needs almost as much talent as writing them,' he used to say.”

— Anthony Powell

“In the end he read everything that came his way, and he did not have a favorite author but rather many who had been…

— Gabriel García Márquez

“Life as a writer was not what I expected. I knew no other writers. I knew no writing teachers or editors. I had to…

— Lee Siegel

“I have had so many spectacular failures, but looking back, I can see how each of them led me a little closer to doing…

— Timothy Ferriss

“Writing had never become routine for him, but remained a constant surprise. He was always surprised at how much fun it was, once it…

— Nora Roberts

“He was captured first by the illustrations, and then he began to read, to start with, the stories that dealt with magic, and then…

— William Somerset Maugham

“If one think he can live without writing, perhaps he should not write at all.”

— Rainer Maria Rilke