Quotes About Authors

The lust to meet authors ranks low, I think, on the roll of holy appetites; but it is an authentic pang.

Rappers are the white authors of our generation. They know me, my language, my codes, my family, my block.

There are two words that send romance authors into spasms of rapture: 'Downton Abbey.'

There are some novelists who can get away with writing about sex - Philip Roth, Ian McEwan - but they are rare.

It's rare that I read more than two or three books by any one author; usually only one.

The animated books pay the lowest rates at the Big Two and you can forget about royalties.

Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one.

When I was in middle school, the librarian there was secretary for a couple of groups of professional writers. She introduced me to Ray Bradbury and Richard Matheson, and I became very friendly with them over a period of two years. Both of them were very generous with their time, guidance and advice.

I've always liked authors such as Philip K. Dick and Ray Bradbury.

There were four major 20th-century science fiction writers: Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein and Ray Bradbury. Of those four, the first three were all published principally in science-fiction magazines. They were preaching to the converted.

I still love Carson McCullers and Raymond Carver and Toni Morrison and James Baldwin.

I think there have always been male writers, female writers. As a reader, I never picked up a book and said, 'Oh, I can't read this - it's about a male,' and set it back down.

For me, it's been a treat to interact with authors who were publishing when I was a young reader. Judy Blume once gave me a pep talk at a writing conference. I had a short story featured in the same anthology as Beverly Cleary. Magic.

It feels wonderful to get praise from other authors who I admire, but with each new book, my confidence is always the thing I struggle with the most until I start getting positive feedback from readers.

All prizes have a role, if they are run with integrity and with a clear focus on reading and quality writing. I don't think any of them is necessary, but they all play an incredibly important role in building a body of literature, in introducing new authors to new readers, and extending reading.

Soon after publishing a book for kids, my mailbox began to fill with letters from children all across America. Not because my novels for young readers are bestsellers - they're not by a long shot - but because today's kids love to write to authors.

Higher ebook prices don't benefit me, booksellers or readers, and that means something is really wrong.

I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury.

Oh, I think every author is inspired by all of the books that she reads.

I like reading a lot. Jeffrey Archer and Robert Ludlum are my favourite authors. I love making realistic cinema, so I read non-fiction more.

All literature is gossip.

I come from a family of linguists. My maternal grandparents have been authors and translators.

I guess I gravitate towards stories that I like and directors that I want to work with, and I hope that it works out.

I read books more than I go out. As a matter of fact, I get a little concerned about some of my anti-social habits. I will choose a night with Somerset Maugham or Russell Banks over a crowded bar any day.