Quotes From Famous Writers

Here's some more great quotes for you all. Enjoy!

Success is spelled W - O - R - K.

- Robert Schuller

No one ever committed suicide while reading a book, but many have tried while trying to write one.

- Robert Byrne

What we want is a story that starts with an earthquake and builds to a climax.

- Samuel Goldwyn

It requires more than mere genius to be an author.

- Jean De La Bruyere

The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.

- Mark Twain

The greatest part of a writer´s time is spent in reading; in order to write, a man will turn over half a library to make one book.

- Samuel Johnson

Love the writing, love the writing, love the writing... the rest will follow.

- Jane Yolen

Success comes to a writer, as a rule, so gradually that it is always something of a shock to him to look back and realize the heights to which he has climbed.

- P.G. Wodehouse

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

- Scott Adams

Eighty-five percent of what goes on in a novelist's head is none of his business.

- Stephen King

The profession of book-writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

- John Steinbeck

If you don't like my book, write your own.

If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something.

If you think you can, do. No excuses.

If you still don't like my novels, find a book you do like.

Life is too short to be miserable.

If you like my novels, I commend your good taste.

- Rita Mae Brown