Books Quote by Roald Dahl

“But if one wants to be primarily a writer, then, in our society, one is an animal that is tolerated but not encouraged --…

— George Orwell

“You ordinary people who read and do not write, who 'like to read' and know nothing of the sufferings of writers, how fortunate you…

— Joyce Carol Oates

Authors were shy, unsociable creatures, atoning for their lack of social aptitude by inventing their own companions and conversations.

— Agatha Christie

“Nonetheless, a question remains before us all the same: what is a novelist to do with ordinary, completely "usual" people, and how can he…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“I was first a reader and without readers what would be the point in writing. For those of you who love a good story,…

— Michelle Dennis Evans

Authors are ordinary people who usually start to live apart, in the imagination, because they dont fit in with normal, healthy people.

— Henry Williamson

An author, whether good or bad, or between both, is an animal whom every body is privileged to attack: for though all are not…

— Matthew Gregory Lewis

“People who still read books were a rare breed—and becoming more rare all the time. God Bless the readers of the world.”

— Richard Fenton

“Readers are a rare and wonderful breed.”

— Heather O' Neill

“If this were a novel, he might simply be a poorly written character. But there are no poorly written people. Only ones you don't…

— Jane Pek

Authors are ordinary people who usually start to live apart, in the imagination, because they don't fit in with normal, healthy people.

— Henry Williamson

“I think that it's only natural that readers become writers. You can only learn so much before you have to share it with others.”

— Geary Davis