Book Quote by Pascal Bruckner

Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the…

— E. L. Doctorow

Every writer has certain subjects that they write about again and again, and . . . most people's books are just variations on certain themes.

— Christopher Isherwood

You know, it's a funny thing about writers. Most people don't stop to think of books being written by people much like themselves. They…

— Cornelia Funke

One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just…

— Terry Pratchett

“It perplexes me how many people write books where everyone comes from the same basic set of backgrounds—middle class, white, straight, etc. It's like…

— Scott Westerfeld

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

Every book is different with it's own personality just like children.

— Cassandra Clare

As a writer, you live in such isolation. It's hard to imagine your book has a life beyond you.

— Ann Brashares

There are many readers of the book, who don't know anything about the authors and the artists. There is more than one author. It…

— Gabriel Ba

One of the humbling things about having written more than one novel is the sense that every time you begin, that new empty page…

— John Irving

With each book, I've found myself more and more able to draw off the personal and still be as vulnerable as I need to…

— Nathan Englander

There are a few writers whose lives and personalities are so large, so fascinating, that there's no such thing as a boring biography of…

— Robert Gottlieb