The proper balance between individual liberty and central authority is a very ancient problem.
My favourite author is Leon Trotsky - the political philosophy and the way he writes is beautiful, and really relevant, too.
Authorities arrest me, release me, and then invite me back to host public events. I think it's interesting.
they say that girls are the ones who want fairy tail endings, but then again, who are the authors of fairy tales? mostly men...
Originality, not Intelligence, is the sign of a brilliant Author. All the Education in the world won't help someone who can't think for themselves.
The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by 500 readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the 500, he reaches the five hundred thousand.
An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.
We sincerely ask the Beijing authorities across the Strait to view the election result from a positive perspective, to accept the democratic decision of the Taiwanese people.
Author: A person who's best friends are imaginary,and who's most exciting adventures take place on the written page.
In 1968 the Arts Council managed to get a grant from the treasury to buy up a lot of derelict touring theatres and put them back in the hands of the local authorities.
where oh where, in what cemetery of the heavens do the tender words of lovers rest when they love no more? (Searching for author)
Every novel is an attempt to capture time, to weave something solid out of air. The author knows it is an impossible task - that is why he keeps on trying.
My reason for being an author? Because I love to write - it fulfills me. But the fact that I entertain others by doing it is a lovely bonus.
If truth be told, I came away ‘almost’ believing in their existence. (Author Nikki B. on 'ORPHANS - Time is running out' by Ian Dewar)
And now, I have another good reason to speed up my baby narratives to make my author's profile appear more respectable.
Genuineness is often sacrificed in order to showcase the author's control over the form and subject matter, the end result technically sound but emotionally cold.
A good story is a dream shared by the author and the reader. Anything that wakes the reader from the dream is a mortal sin.
football is like life - it requires perserverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child.
The more gifted and talkative one's characters are, the greater the chances of their resembling the author in tone or tint of mind.
...I happen to be the kind of author who in starting to work on a book has no purpose than to get rid of that book....
