China Quote by Stephen Leacock

Writing a book is like washing an elephant: there's no good place to begin or end, and it's hard to keep track of what…

— Azgraybebly Josland

There are significant moments in everyone's day that can make literature. That's what you ought to write about.

— Raymond Carver

I want to write books that can be read a hundred years from now, and readers wouldn't be bogged down by irrelevant details.

— Jonathan Lethem

My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature. They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique…

— Mo Yan

Books are really, really hard to write. They represent a kind of a summit of grappling with what one really has to say

— Jaron Lanier

You're a reader as well as a writer, so write what you'd want to read.

— Cassandra Clare

"Only write what you know" is very good advice. I do my best to stick to it. I wrote about gods and dreams and…

— Neil Gaiman

I want it to be easy to read. I'm not writing exotic literature.

— Clive Cussler

When I lived in China, my works were already being banned, and I couldn't publish. In those days, when I was in China, I…

— Gao Xingjian

Making sure that the geography and timelines work is always the hardest part of writing. But you owe it to the readers to get…

— Michael Scott

I'm not the most prolific writer in the world, and, sadly, writing a novel involves a lot of effort.

— Tibor Fischer

All I know for certain is that reading is of the most intense importance to me; if I were not able to read, to…

— Penelope Lively