Annoying Quote by Olivier Martinez

It's an awful feeling to write something that you feel is really important... and to feel that you're being published by people who really…

— Alice Walker

Even more than getting compliments on social media, what I love is when some random stranger says something very funny or insightful about my…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

When I don't have anything to say, I don't publish. Rather than posting something that's not very interesting, it's best to wait until you…

— Garance Dore

If I'm making myself laugh, I figure most of my readers will be amused as well.

— Jim C. Hines

I didn't care where my works were published.

— Ben Shahn

It's funny, particularly when you're a writer and you're doing well, you have that sense of like, "Oh! My view of the world is…

— Daniel Handler

There's a marvelous peace in not publishing, there's a stillness. When you publish, the world thinks you owe something. If you don't publish, they…

— Anonymous

Everything I publish is for my readers.

— Felix Dennis

Not being published would be great. When I say that to other writers they look at me as if I'm totally insane.

— Kate Atkinson

There comes a time in every writer's life when it becomes necessary to recognize what people really care about.

— Mark Kurlansky

Not every story lends itself tonally to humor, so you have to navigate that territory properly. You can put a humorous spin on anything,…

— Kevin Keck

When we started publishing, you had to be better than good. You had to be excellent. But as long as people are reading, I…

— Sandra Cisneros