Writing Quote by Tavia Gilbert

“Our lives, and sometimes deaths, are stories written in bone.”

— Simon Beckett

“The brittle bones beneath my chest cracked, piercing my heart. It was you who breathed new life into my lungs and it was you…

— Sonya Watson

“...then Bony Lizzie walked right past me, knelt by General Stanton, and cut off his thumb bones. I had to remind myself that his…

— Joseph Delaney

“I've never read anything that could speak directly to my bones.”

— Tahereh Mafi

“I run my fingers down the spines of old books and ancient tales. I smell the ink and feel the pages as I delicately…

— Liz Newman

That larger story in 'Salvage the Bones' is just about survival, and I think that, in the end, there are things about this novel…

— Jesmyn Ward

“The Price of a Muse I write for resurrection to see bodies reassemble and rise I've tried to write my dog off of the…

— Nancy Boutilier

“Bones is, in short, my hero. She is like a one-woman marketing campaign for smart girls.”

— Sarah Strohmeyer

“Our embrace lasted too long. We loved right down to the bone. I hear the bones grind, I see our two skeletons.”

— Anna Swir

“I write about the emotional crises that we face in our lives. Readers tell me that they identify with my characters. They know them.…

— Barbara Delinsky

“Life is beautiful and terrifying … And we deserve to feel it down to our bones.”

— J.B. Salsbury

“Very well, but I have tried to be a generous narrator and care for my girl as best I can. I cannot help that…

— Catherynne M. Valente