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Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. — John F. Kennedy

I'd always been a big reader, and I loved books, and I always thought writing would be a great way to get by in the world. — Donald Ray Pollock

Fans always say they laughed and they cried while reading my books. And I tell them that I laughed and cried while writing them. — Simone Elkeles

I'm writing books. They're still a mix of fact and fiction and will continue to be. I think it's an interesting place to work. — James Frey

My wanting to write books annihilates the original root impulse that would have me bravely and blunderingly working on them. — Sylvia Plath

I'll be left writing picture books and fairy tales. — Carol Ann Duffy

Like most-maybe all- writers, I learned to write by writing and, by example, by reading books. — Francine Prose

You enter a book as if you are setting out on a journey and, if it is a good book, you will be a different person when you reach the end. — Chloe Thurlow

I write because in my books, I can experience those (mad and crazy) things that I won't be able to do in my real life — Anamika Mishra

To achieve lasting literature, fictional or factual, a writer needs perceptive vision, absorptive capacity, and creative strength. — Lawrence Clark Powell

I told him I wanted to major in creative writing and sit around in yoga pants and do nothing but write books eat ice cream every day. — Colleen Hoover

Write it down and it will come alive. — Efrat Israeli

Books are like rivers, meandering this way and that, but taking us on a steady, flowing course to somewhere different. — Carla H. Krueger

Reading literature and engaging in writing breaks through the mental rigidity that experience and repetition breeds. — Kilroy J. Oldster

A shrink and a patient in a love-hate relationship. Who is REALLY the boss? — Mary Papas

I like terrific writing, but I also like a terrific story. My favorite books have both, and they're by contemporary, commercial American writers. — Lisa Scottoline

The modern cheap and fertile press, with all its translations, has done little to bring us nearer to the heroic writers of antiquity. — Henry David Thoreau

Four great adventures; read, learn, write and travel. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I had mostly been writing humor books, and my instinct is generally to go for the joke. — Jory John

The books I write because I want to read them, the games because I want to play them, and stories I tell because I find them exciting personally. — Gary Gygax

And I thought Ereaders could not become any more dreadful. — S.A. Tawks

Be passionate about what you write, believe in your ability to convey timeless ideas, and let no one tell you what what you're capable of. — Christina Westover

It took me ten years and seven books to bag an agent - it took me that long to start writing good. — Jasper Fforde

The more I know about God, I am convinced He likes to read books and authors are His librarians. Every soul is a story waiting to be read. — Shannon L. Alder

I would rather spend money on something, that fulfills me for eternity. Rather, than something that fulfills me for only an hour or two. — Mary Sage Nguyen

Ah yes, the head is full of books. The hard part is to force them down through the bloodstream and out through the fingers. — Edward Abbey

Time to turn some phrases and place them on these here pages. — Michelle C. Hillstrom

Writing is a psychological process. It is the process of taking what is in your mind and sharing it with others. — Gudjon Bergmann

I don't know how old I was when I started writing books. But, I was born in 1931, and I wrote my first book in 1961. — Ed Emberley

So many (too many) books are published every year, and it seems everyone is writing a book. Perhaps we should all be reading more and writing less! — Tracy Chevalier

Write, write, write! Get your you-know-what in the chair and write more books: write the books of your heart and don't let stress steal your joy. — Sarra Cannon

After publishing a book, start writing the next. And repeat. Don't get hung up on overmarketing the books, focus more on getting more books out there — Crissi Langwell

I primarily read fiction, and I read a good many wonderful books while writing 'The Visibles.' — Sara Shepard

The only two kinds of books could earn an American writer a living are cookbooks and detective novels. — Rex Stout

It takes great courage to write great books. Find your courage and find your voice. — Kristen Lamb

One of the things I love about labeling myself as an author is that I can read books and call it "researching writing styles."
Mike Mankoff — Mike Mankoff

Writers: read books. Read good books. Read bad books. Learn what does and does not work. — Kira Hawke

Ending a book with a sequel in such a way that the reader still has faith in the characters and in the writer. That's finesse. — Shandy L. Kurth

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

This is a little secret that all writers share: We have two lives; the one we live on Earth and the one we live in our books. — Chrys Fey

Many people can and have written books, but many have nothing to say. — Amy Rogers

If you want to do this - either write for TV, or write books - the first thing you have to do is write a lot. And I mean a ridiculous amount. — Josh Lieb

Most books I write because I realize there's a book sized hole in the universe and I want to fill it. — Neil Gaiman

Being blind is the worst possible thing and asking me to read and write no more is torture. — Jessica E. Larsen

I write books to influence people I will never meet. Books increase my audience and my message. — Les Parrott

Hard core authors are determined about their craft, and they know that building a brand entails hard work. They eat, breathe and live their writing.: — Geraldine Solon

In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody. — Oscar Wilde

Writing books is certainly a most unpleasant occupation. It is lonesome, unsanitary, and maddening. Many authors go crazy. — H.L. Mencken

What I enjoy about reviewing and writing for newspapers and periodicals is simply the chance to talk about all kinds of books and lots of them. — Michael Dirda

The good, the admirable reader identifies himself not with the boy or the girl in the book, but with the mind that conceived and composed that book. — Vladimir Nabokov

Writing, acting, music, comedy. A deep love of literature and books. Thank God for all the artists who've helped me. — Bill Hicks

To me, a book is a book, an electronic device is not, and love of books was the reason I started writing. — Elmore Leonard

Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress truth. — Wole Soyinka

The glory of a good tale is that it is limitless and fluid; a good tale belongs to each reader in its own particular way. — Stephen King

When a day goes by and I haven't written anything, I better have been doing something worth writing about. — P.S. Bartlett

I think that's what turns young men and women into writers - the happiness you discover living in books. — Paul Auster

If we were to understand how important it is to say something and say it well, maybe we wouldn't write a single word, but that would be tragic. — Dejan Stojanovic

Books measure time in both moments and years.
We all grow old but the stories never will. — R.M. Engelhardt

Good blurbs are short, sweet, and limited to six. They answer the question Why should I buy this book? — Guy Kawasaki

Well I guess the plan was to write poetry and publish books and make a living from writing poetry. That was a pretty ambitious plan I guess. — Robert Adamson

A real and admirable writer is the one who can write good books but can take criticisms better. — Nicholaa Spencer

BIG books are better. There, I said it and it's true. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Fiction is art and art is the triumph over chaos ... to celebrate a world that lies spread out around us like a bewildering and stupendous dream. — John Cheever

But when I was a little kid, I was always writing stories and illustrating little books that I would create. — Patricia Cornwell

Someone who does not write books, who thinks a lot, and who lives in unsatisfying society will usually be a good letter- writer. — Friedrich Nietzsche

I could spend the rest of my life writing and drawing books for kids and be a very happy man. — Daniel Sean Kaye

I was always more interested in my books and my writing than going out. It's OK to say I'm a nerd. That's me. — Samantha Shannon

So many wonderful books to write, and not enough hours in the day. An embarrassment of riches. — Laurell K. Hamilton

For some of us, good books and beautiful writing are our ultimate solace, even more comforting than exquisite food. — Anne Lamott

These people that write books on how to succeed and how to think positively make millions because it's something that doesn't occur naturally. — Rush Limbaugh

You are your greatest product and behind every book lies an author who wrote it. — Geraldine Solon

We write to strengthen our soul and the spirit of other souls. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You should always have 2 books ... the one you're reading and the one you're writing. — Sterling W. Sill

If I were a better artist, I'd be a painter, and if I were a better writer, I'd write books.. but I'm not, so I draw cartoons! — Charles M. Schulz

My between-books strategy was reading voraciously and on a whim. — Erik Larson

I never read prefaces, and it is not much good writing things just for people to skip. I wonder other authors have never thought of this. — E. Nesbit

Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one. — Salman Rushdie

Books are so strong, you can break their spines and they will still stand for eternity. — Donald J. Bingle

If fiction and fantasy books are escapism, then let an author write them so as to better equip the reader to face reality by the end. — Brett Armstrong

I'm considering writing a self-help book and giving people 20 cents to read it. This way, I can be sure they all get new paradigms. — Ryan Lilly

The brain is like a muscle; books are the diet and writing is the workout. — Stewart Stafford

I organize a chess festival in Hungary. I support chess in schools, and I have my own chess foundation. And I started writing books. — Garry Kasparov

After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world. — Philip Pullman

Writing is something you Do and not discuss. Talk is cheap, wishes are free and a fool is included with every purchase. So spend your time wisely. — Jaime Reed

Most people assume I write at night because of the kind of books I write, but I can shut out the light with my mind. — Carla H. Krueger

I suffer from the disease of writing books and being ashamed of them when they are finished. — Baron De Montesquieu

My creative process involves reading books and magazines, writing outside, and moving around a lot. I like to pace around when I'm writing songs. — Judith Hill

I was inspired to write children's books, but without blood and gore. — Stanley Williams

Be determined. Be persistent. Be consistent," the muse said. "Then he looked at me and winked. "Never give up, dumb-ass. — Lani Brown

An undaunted author, is the one who will succeed. There is no misfortune, that can dim their optimism. — Mary Sage Nguyen

I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in my innocence, I thought they'd be easier. — Mark Haddon

I'm an author. And writers write books. And writing books is a full-time career. — Marianne Williamson

So, whenever I'm writing, I'm writing in the presence of all the other books I've read and I think we all are. — Justin Cronin

True learning happens when books and friends, writing and understanding intermingle in a rich soup of participation. — R. David Lankes

I fell into the books, and left myself there for safekeeping. — Jeanette Winterson

Conservatives don't want to read good, smart books. They mostly want to read Fox and talk radio hosts writing about presidents. — Alex Pareene

The hotel shop only had two decent books, and I'd written both of them — Douglas Adams

Quit smoking in the hope of growing old. It takes a long time to write. People go to books for wisdom and older authors tend to have more of it. — Barbara Kingsolver

Love is a book and a light to read it by. — Peter Hubbard

You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children. — Madeleine L'Engle