Cup of tea Quote by Tom Wolfe

“He was universally charming, as only a writer in pursuit of a publisher can be.”

— Stacy Schiff

“As a journalist, he always felt a sense of commitment not only to the piece he had written, but to the individual, event, or…

— Bandi

“He began to view writing as a petty ambition, a frivolous and indulgent whim, creativity itself as the pathology of the very young or…

— Galt Niederhoffer

“He was always being told that writers never become famous or rich, but of course that was not why he wrote, he wrote simply…

— Andrew James Pritchard

“He started to do that, started to inform me of everything; the inconsequential, the meaningful; conversations that ended in a cul-de-sac of unanswerable rhetoric.…

— Sarah Winman

“Every journalist has a novel inside him, which is an excellent place for it.”

— Russell Lynes

“What is the greatest reward a writer can have? Isn’t it that day when someone rushes up to you, his face bursting with honesty,…

— Ray Bradbury

“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

“ became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.”

— Henry R. Luce

“He who would be a writer, fine, Must take a deal of pains, Must criticize his every line, And mix his ink with brains.”

— Platt Rogers Spencer

“I had been given a wonderful opportunity to be a novelist — a chance you just don't get every day.”

— Haruki Murakami

“What is the greatest reward a writer can have? Isn't it that day when someone rushes up to you, his face bursting with honesty,…

— Ray Bradbury