933 Quotes About Authors

An author’s strong belief and enthusiasm will affect the writing of the book and often the publisher’s commitment to it.

He nods, pleased, because writers don't want to write. They just want to be right about every stupid fucking thing in the world.

A preacher will preach,a teacher will teach,a miner will dig in the mines.I ride the rods, trusting in God,Holding my bottle of wine.

It’s rare that I hear the author blame the real culprit: themselves. It’s hard to admit but it’s the first step toward selling more books and understanding who bears the true responsibility for selling books—the author.

Stories are shaped by the ones who tell them.

Anonymity is the calling card of the fearful and the courage of the cowardly.

I am sure it is something really groundbreaking and important, Totally new and fresh. Like a story about a disillusioned white guy, wandering the world, misunderstood and coldly horny.

... books were not so prolific or so easily procurable from public libraries, and then many a reader had his own little collection of books of which he was proud. He knew them and loved them and had his favourite authors. His books were amongst his greatest friends, they were there to make his heart rejoice or to afford him consolation in distress.

Don't Let One Stop In Your Life Represent an Eternity of No's.