Authors Quotes
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"What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though."
"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."
"All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was. If you can get so that you can give that to people, then you are a writer."
"A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author."
"I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen."
"Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days."
"Sometimes your light shines so bright that it blinds people from seeing who you really are."
"A story is a letter that the author writes to himself, to tell himself things that he would be unable to discover otherwise."
"If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality."
"If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy."
"When male authors write love stories, the heroine tends to end up dead."
"Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks."
"No book worth its salt is meant to put you to sleep, it's meant to make you jump out of your bed in your underwear and run and beat the author's brains out."
"The world’s greatest achievers have been those who have always stayed focussed on their goals and have been consistent in their efforts."
"I find Bukowski to be so edgy, gritty, and daring that he oozes romance, and if couples read him in bed they would appreciate what they have."
"The most intriguing people you will encounter in this life are the people who had insights about you, that you didn't know about yourself."
". . . All artists’ work is autobiographical. Any writer’s work is a map of their psyche. You can really see what their concerns are, what their obsessions are, and what interests them."
"At the end of the day your ability to connect with your readers comes down to how you make them feel."
"Books are for nothing but to inspire"
"If you were born with the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the most powerful gifts God can give—the ability to influence."
"It was one of the dullest speeches I ever heard. The Agee woman told us for three quarters of an hour how she came to write her beastly book, when a simple apology was all that was required."
"Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell"
"As with many people, Charles, who could not talk, wrote with fullness. He set down his loneliness and his perplexities, and he put on paper many things he did not know about himself."
"When I want to read a novel, I write one."
"Love what is simple and beautiful. These are the essentials."
"Quiet people have the loudest minds."
"[Science fiction is] out in the mainstream now. You can tell by the way mainstream literary authors pillage SF while denying they're writing it!"
"Let us record the atoms as they fall upon the mind in the order in which they fall, let us trace the pattern, however disconnected and incoherent in appearance, which each sight or incident scores upon the consciousness. Let us not take it for granted that life exists more fully in what is commonly thought big than in what is commonly thought small."
"I love words. I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail. I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum. I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill over. In essence, I long for a writer's soul sealed in ink on the page."
"We as authors sign a pact with our readers; they'll go on reading because they trust us to play fair with them and deliver what we've promised."
"One day, your light will silence the darkness, and you will be surrounded by the beauty within."
"Transform into your dream."
"Beauty is a heart with wings."
"Believe in people, they fly for a day. Teach them to believe in themselves, they soar for a lifetime."
"Happiness is individualized. Don't box it in. Let it fly."
"Be one with yourself and revel in eternal bliss."
"A loving heart, determination, faith, courage, trust, belief, truth, and a solid soul create the wings with which we fly."
"Drizzle happiness wherever you go."
"Believe so brightly that everyone sees the beauty in believing."
"Life is magic."
"Every day is not a day to master but an adventure to experience."
"Kind words change the world."
"Film gives us a second chance at a first impression."
"Be still in peace and reach your highest peak."
"The best writing speaks when the heart whispers."
"Her words are her wings. She's flying."
"Don't just write a strong female protagonist. Be one."
"When is now."
"Whatever you do, let it be lovely."
"Love is alive when there's music in your heart."
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