There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.
I have to warn you, I'm not just some sitcom guy. I'm now an author.
The exercise of authority over the same area by two States is a contradiction.
Everywhere, authority and tradition have to justify themselves in the face of questions.
I make no claim to be an authority on writing or illustrating for children.
One of the agonies of being an author is to know when to stop writing.
I have relaxed into my persona as an author, although I used to fight that.
Novels are a kind of experiment in selfhood, for the reader as well as for the author.
There's definitely a fascination with crime stories and stories of characters acting out against authority.
No price is too high to pay, to be the author of your fate.
No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.
Our authorities leave us no doubt that the trust lodged with the oligarchy was sometimes abused, but it certainly ought not to be regarded as a mere usurpation or engine of tyranny.
No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.
Producers don't really have any authority because you are paid by the artist, and if they choose to ignore you, they can. Your power only hangs by the tiniest thread. If you pull it too hard it will snap.
Children know when they are being sold a sanitised version of the world, and I think that's a betrayal of the relationship between author and reader.
Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.
To be sure, the vast majority of people who are untrained can accept the results of science only on authority.
I'm not a person who likes authority. I just love the fact that it's up to me, and I go straight to the audience.
Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.
I bow before the authority of special men because it is imposed upon me by my own reason.
When a French book becomes an international hit it is because of the author and not because of the language. The same goes for movies.
