Authors Quotes

Authors change publishers because it's like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No, not seriously, sometimes the deal is more interesting with a new publisher, and other times they have more enthusiasm for your books.

Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles.

The Internet offers authors and their readers a new diversity of opportunities and freedom.

Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

Some authors have a very hard time understanding that in order to be faithful to the spirit of the book, it's almost always impossible to remain faithful to the text. You have to make changes.

The key factor is whether the agent is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives, which screens its members and requires them to uphold a Canon of Ethics.

People would react to books by authors like James and Austen almost on a gut level. I think it was not so much the message, because the best authors do not have obvious messages. These authors were disturbing to my students because of their perspectives on life.

In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them.