Books Quote by Paul Kingsnorth

“It is, of course, not only impossible for readers to know the intention of most, if not all, writers, but an author himself may…

— Russell M. Goldfarb

A writer judging his own work is like deceived husband - he is frequently the last person to appreciate the true state of affairs.

— John D. Voelker

But isn't it true that an author can write only about himself?

— Milan Kundera

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality.

— John M. Ford

It has come to be practically a sort of rule in literature that a man, having once shown himself capable of original writing, is…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

An author's characters do what he wants them to do.

— W. E. B. Griffin

There's a truth that comes through when an author performs his own work that is unique and special.

— Michael Feinstein

Among the many inconsistencies which folly produces or infirmity suffers in the human mind, there has often been observed a manifest and striking contrariety…

— Samuel Johnson

There is a natural disposition with us to judge an author's personal character by the character of his works. We find it difficult to…

— Edwin Percy Whipple

I'm sure every author has their own process.

— David Grann

The style of an author is a faithful copy of his mind.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe