Books Quote by Richard Russo

“Never trust a man who writes more than he reads.”

— Samuel Johnson

“You can be a writer who doesn't read everyday. But you're not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.”

— Don Roff

“If you are writing and no-one reads it, are you a writer, or you just writing?”

— Matt Drabble

“There is more to writing a book than just writing a book.”

— John Morris Benson

“Maybe authors shouldn't write more than one or two books. Maybe you just keep writing the same book over and over anyway.”

— Adam Langer

“The more I write the more I learn about writing. It is easy to say what looks good or sound good on paper until…

— Jeanette Michelle

“If you want to become a better writer, you have to write. But you also have to read.”

— Kami Garcia

“As long as one person reads the bullshit I put on paper, and likes it, i'll keep writing.”

— Benjamin Bayani

“There are more writers who read than readers who write.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Don't fool yourself. Talking about writing is not the same as actually doing it.”

— Christy Hall

“If there's a better book than this, I haven't written it.”

— Stephen Colbert

“No writer is a quiet reader, for their reading will speak of their writing.”

— Anthony Liccione