Death Quote by Samantha Hunt

Faulkner's 'As I Lay Dying' had an immense effect on me, and most of my novels bear the burn marks of this experience, those…

— Peter Carey

'As I Lay Dying,' I reread that often. That's the first work of Faulkner's that I read that so amazed me and that I…

— Jesmyn Ward

“From the beginning I've searched out those writers unafraid to stir up the emotions, who entrust me with their darkest passions, their most indestructible…

— Pat Conroy

“My advice to writers is this: Walk, talk, breathe, laugh, cry, fall, rise, fail, succeed, run, jump, love, hate, hide, seek, learn, work, play,…

— S. Alex Martin

'Lonesome Dove' by Larry McMurtry and 'The Poisonwood Bible' by Barbara Kingsolver have stuck with me throughout my life, and I think that says…

— Tess Gerritsen

Michael Koryta's THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is an absolutely thrilling read. I read most of it with my breath held, occasionally exhaling to…

— Kevin Powers

“Don't Let Your Life Experiences Destroy You, Put Them On Paper. WriteA Book With Every Breathe, Every Tear, Help Others Through Your Experiences. Every…

— Lisa M. Ashlock

“A writer must get beyond the thrill of a byline, plunge deeper than the words themselves, and dive head-on into a bottomless pit where…

— Kathleen M. Rodgers

“Make your life an inspiring story meant to be read in bed during a sleepless night of despair.”

— Debasish Mridha

“Writing keeps death at bay. Every book I write is a triumph over death. ... If we did not know we’d die, we’d wander…

— Ray Bradbury

“Fundamentally, I started writing to save my life. Yes, my own life first. I see the same impulse in my students-the dark, the queer,…

— Cherrie Moraga

When I first read 'At Freddie's', I was struggling with my own writing, particularly with how to write about a sad subject - the…

— Ben Dolnick