Dies Quote by Stephen King

Unless a writer is extremely old when he dies, in which case he has probably become a neglected institution, his death must always seem…

— James A. Baldwin

When writers die they become books, which is, after all, not too bad an incarnation.

— Jorge Luis Borges

History proves that most writers get forgotten anyway. That's very likely to happen to my books, and if I'm extremely lucky, maybe one of…

— Michel Faber

In a sense the world dies every time a writer dies, because, if he is any good, he has been a wet nurse to…

— E. B. White

Unless a writer is extremely old when he dies, in which case he has probably become a neglected institution, his death must always be…

— James A. Baldwin

In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.

— Salman Rushdie

A writer's definitive death is when no one reads his books anymore. That's the final death.

— Jose Saramago

Without curiosity a writer is dead.

— Lynne Tillman

For an author nothing is as dead as a book once it is written.

— Rumer Godden

“When a writer dies, he becomes his books.”

— Jorge Luis Borges

One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print.

— William Goldman

An author departs; he does not die.

— Anonymous