Quotes of: C-s-lewis Keyword

I want to make sure that my writing grips the reader from the word 'go.'

Ashwin Sanghi

The first inkling my husband had that I was thinking about suicide was when he checked my blog.

Ayelet Waldman

The trouble with us is that the ghetto of the Middle Ages and the children of the twentieth century have to live under one roof.

Anzia Yezierska

Regardless of the popular literary trend of the times, write the thing which lies close to your heart.

Bess Streeter Aldrich

As long as the plots keep arriving from outer space, I'll go on with my virgins.

Barbara Cartland

My job is essentially that of an entertainer, no different to that of a musician, no different to that of an actor. I just happen to be an author.

Bryce Courtenay

Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think.

Sara Sheridan

Like good reading skills, good writing skills require immersion and imaginative engagement.

Sara Sheridan

I've been obsessed with stories since I was a kid so it's no surprise that I ended up writing for a living.

Sara Sheridan

A BMS hears hoofbeats outside his window, the first thing he thinks of is a zebra

Samuel Shem

In a heartbeat, he understands why religions are born on the sands – there is nothing here for a man but his own mind.

Sara Sheridan

Writing about the 1950s has given me tremendous respect for my mother's generation.

Sara Sheridan

I love stories that suck you in, that you can't stop reading because you are quite simply there.

Sara Sheridan

Read the folklore masters. Go to galleries. Walk in the woods. That's what you need to be an artist or storyteller.

Terri Windling

I've only been living in England for the last 10 years, if you don't count my student years.

Terri Windling

What I find interesting about folklore is the dialogue it gives us with storytellers from centuries past.

Terri Windling

Here's a new 'Blessing' for our time -- 'May Anderson Cooper never be sent to report on town!

Vera Nazarian

Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.

Vera Nazarian

I can't say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me.

William Landay

I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.

William Landay

I write novels with a lawyer as the hero, no matter how oxymoronic that might sound.

William Lashner