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

I like writing books. I really love words. I love to read. — Kerry Greenwood

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 will not publish 100% of the books you don't write. — M. Kirin

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

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

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

I sometimes think that, since I started writing biographies, I've had more of a life in books than I have had in my real life. — Claire Tomalin

Ursula K. Le Guin urges authors to remember why they do what they do. Her argument is that writing is an form of art rather than a commodity. — Ursula K. Le Guin

Publication is a marathon, not a sprint. Writing the book is only the start. — Jo Linsdell

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

If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. — Toni Morrison

A book lives a new life every time it is read. — Brandon Sanderson

Writing books is one of the ways that human beings deal with loss, especially when you don't have religious consolation available. — Marco Roth

Before there were books, we read each other. — Lisa Cron

My philosophy has always been if I can learn just one thing from an article or book on writing, it's worth it. — Writer's Digest Books

How do you paint a writer's block?
Just fill it with fifty shades of black. — Ana Claudia Antunes

I learned that books are never finished, that it is possible for stories to go on writing themselves without an author. — Paul Auster

Why does the writing make us chase the writer? Why can't we leave well enough alone? Why aren't the books enough? — Julian Barnes

I think you have to read a lot. I think if you're going to write about something you better have read at least 100 books on that topic. — Larry Winget

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

Writers are not just writers, they are creators of worlds, sculptors of the mind, they are architects of language. — Jamie L. Harding

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

Dreams are there for those who dare to dream them. — R.K. King

Great books make a great life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Wisdom is in books, ... quote by me Halina Lagarde . Dan Brown is an inspiration to a book I am writing. — Dan Brown

The best of fiction, as we know, of course, doesn't tell the truth; it tales the truth. — Criss Jami

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

I think when you first start out, you're writing books that are about your immediate place. — Jami Attenberg

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

My history writing was based on what I saw in strange, exotic places rather than just reading books. — Tony Judt

A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to actually write the books. — John Hodgman

An Authorpreneur focuses on establishing one's brand to the consumer using different avenues to promote their work. — Geraldine Solon

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

The only thing better than a well-read book is a well-read book only read by yourself. — S.A. Tawks

A book consist of thoughts that for a moment don't mind holding hands. — Garry Fitchett

But books don't happen by accident. — Scott Westerfeld

The paper is my savior, the pen my blood, to words that shed my world. — Anthony Liccione

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

I am an author of Christian Fantasy. My first 7 books were Christian Romance, but I came over to the Dark Side when I heard there were cookies. — Donita K. Paul

I'm interested in things women do that aren't spoken about. Manto's stories let me breathe. They make me feel like less of a monster. — Mohsin Hamid

I only write books about dead people. They can't sue. — Pierre Berton

As a writer, the main skill you need is curiosity. As a reader, the main tool you need is open-mindedness. — Gloria D. Gonsalves

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

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

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

I'm a better writer now because I've worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better books. — George Pelecanos

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read. — Samuel Johnson

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

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. — G.K. Chesterton

No matter how good it is, your book will not sell itself. — Elinor Florence

If you were a fully realized person-whatever the hell that would be-you wouldn't fool around writing books. — William H Gass

More books have resulted from somebody's need to write than from anybody's need to read. — Ashleigh Brilliant

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

A writer concocts a different story for every reader. — Mike Bryan

I wanted to write honest books for kids because I didn't have those when I was a kid. — Judy Blume

Digital distribution has widened the reading world. — Sara Sheridan

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

Working 9 to 5 is structure. But tying lines together all hours of day is structure at its best performing magic. — C.C. Wyatt

Writing is a solitary endeavor, being an author is not. — Karen A. Chase

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

I appreciate a book intended to be judged by its cover. The insincere readers are often weeded out while the sincere readers remain curious. — Criss Jami

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

Publishing a book is like being pregnant. By the end, you're just ready to get that baby out! — Carmen DeSousa

Writing a book isn't an easy process nor is it always enjoyable, but it is one of life's most satisfying achievements. — Guy Kawasaki

One wants to tell a story, like Scheherezade, in order not to die. It's one of the oldest urges in mankind. It's a way of stalling death. — Carlos Fuentes

I've never really thought of writing books. I've never thought about stories as a part of a collection. — Deborah Eisenberg

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

When I die I hope it may be said:
'Her suffering was black, but her books were read'. — Shannon L. Alder

When I first started writing the books in the 1980s, all of the female detectives were flawed in some way because they were based on noir characters. — Kerry Greenwood

I don't write romance. Read it? Yes. Write it? No. — Cypher Lx

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

Books are never finished, They are merely abandoned. — Oscar Wilde

A book acts as the getaway car when you need to escape.
Even when you're the one writing it. — Julie Wright

It's not easy to write a poem about a poem. — Dejan Stojanovic

Write It, Work It, Publish — Cherry-Ann Carew

There are a lot of writers, but only one YOU. — Pandora Gray

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

I am grateful to all my readers; you inspired me to keep writing. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I'm doing a couple books at Dynamite. I'm writing Doc Savage over there. — Chris Roberson

The fun one can have writing books about books is limitless, to be honest. — Jasper Fforde

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

There are more writers who read than readers who write. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

While writing a novel I almost completely stop reading books in the same sub-genre for the duration. — Charles Stross

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

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

Don't ever trust anyone who's writing a book. They make up lies for a living. — Rosemary Clement-Moore

All that sweetness makes me feel weird. My sister was never the loving type. — Mary Papas

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

A good book is not the same as a successful one. — Johnny Rich

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

Children read books, not reviews. They don't give a hoot about critics. — Isaac Bashevis Singer

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

I don't read books regularly, because I'm always writing them. I've written 30 books, thousands of pages. — Ferran Adria

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

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