Negative Quote by Paul G. Tremblay

I was aware that there is an expectation that writers inevitably falter at this stage, that they fail to live up to the promise…

— David Guterson

The very term "turning pages" suggests nonstop action. But I am all about character and beautiful writing. I eat that up like popcorn. Whether…

— Elizabeth Wein

I tend to cut David Brooks more slack than most people I know do, and I do it for one main reason. He can…

— Michael Tomasky

I believe with all my heart in delivering on my contract with my readers. They've got plenty of other things to do, so I…

— Barbara Kingsolver

“Readers are often fans of Authors, but I, myself, am a fan of readers. They are the ones who breathe life into the pages…

— Janae Mitchell

I hope I'll keep people up at night, unable to stop turning pages. That's my goal: exhausted, emotionally drained readers who can't stop crying.

— Jillian Medoff

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

“Writers are tough sons-of-bitches. It’s hard enough to write a book. Then you have to wade into this street fight we call the publishing…

— Michael Schmicker

I think most writers can't really think about their work without a kind of revulsion. And I think that's probably why we keep going…

— Paul Auster

Writers are always critical of themselves and I'm no exception. I always feel that maybe I could have done better.

— Iris Johansen

The writer I adore is Ivy Compton-Burnett.I couldn't get more than a few pages in when I first read her. In many ways, she…

— Hilary Mantel

I hate to see great writers like Ringel and Ansen and Jan Stuart (among many others) being put out to pastures because print media…

— Alonso Duralde