Quotes about Literature, page 3

Many contemporary authors drink more than they write.

Quote by Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov about literature

You must write for children in the same way as you do for adults, only better.

Quote by Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov about literature

Just as the office worker dreams of murdering his hated boss and so is saved from really murdering him, so it is with the author; with his great dreams he helps his readers to survive, to avoid their worst intentions.

Quote by Ernesto Sabato about literature

Easy reading is damn hard writing.

Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne about literature

The newspaper is the natural enemy of the book, as the whore is of the decent woman.

Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about literature

Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the story of the present.

Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about literature

I have never sought the reason why I write.

Quote by Nathalie Sarraute about literature

Literature is always trying to show other parts of this immense universe in which we live. It's endless. I'm sure there will be other writers who will discover new worlds.

Quote by Nathalie Sarraute about literature

One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about literature

The novel moves like all the arts. It's transforming itself all the time.

Quote by Nathalie Sarraute about literature

The reader has to be creative when he's reading. He has to try to make the thing alive. A good reader has to do a certain amount of work when he is reading.

Quote by Nathalie Sarraute about literature

For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.

Quote by Manuel Puig about literature

A great memory does not make a mind, any more than a dictionary is a piece of literature.

Quote by John Henry Newton about literature

Writing only leads to more writing.

Quote by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette about literature

I essentially write for myself.

Quote by Leon Uris about literature

I have been writing for 50 years and readers still read my first book from when I was in the Marine Corps.

Quote by Leon Uris about literature

Research to me is as important or more important than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built.

Quote by Leon Uris about literature

When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so it became humorous, and continued from there.

Quote by Piers Anthony about literature

Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the market. I did that for eight years before making my first sale.

Quote by Piers Anthony about literature

I try to write about the stuff that torments us all.

Quote by Danielle Steel about literature