Books Quote by Steven Pressfield

“He completely lacked any ardent interest that might have occupied his mind. His interior life was impoverished, had undergone a deterioration so severe that…

— Thomas Mann

“He had no intention of writing. He loved reading, that was all. And he read books that he thought so far beyond anything that…

— Niall Williams

“There is, I believe, no person, however insignificant in the world, but, if an account of his life and adventures were committed to paper,…

— Henry Spencer Ashbee

“I could not resist the clarity of the world in books, the incredibly satisfying way in which life became weighty and accessible. Books were…

— Frank Conroy

“Life as a writer was not what I expected. I knew no other writers. I knew no writing teachers or editors. I had to…

— Lee Siegel

“The novelist might be greater possible help to us if they painted life as it is, and human feelings in their true proportion and…

— William Dean Howells

“He was not the type to say that experience is all to the good, that nothing is wasted in life, that everyone we meet…

— André Aciman

“one writerly habit was describing everything I did, no matter how absorbing or how trivial, as if I were standing outside myself and watching.”

— Gloria Steinem

“With success came a new, deeper doubt that any activity, even his cherished writing, could make life mean anything.”

— Eric Maisel

“Being a good writer meant he could make a living and do as he chose. Being a great one would bring responsibilities and expectations…

— Nora Roberts

“A true writer does not seek wealth or fame does seek to find himself in each of his readers souls.”

— Julia Joanne Black

“The writer ultimately tires of the subject's self-serving story, and substitutes a story of his own.”

— Janet Malcolm