Quotes of: Hunters Keyword

I think that writers of literary fiction would do well to read more books for children.

Eleanor Catton

It's very brave going from a position of authority to one where you are an apprentice.

Eleanor Catton

I have always loved reading books for children and young adults, particularly when those books are mysteries.

Eleanor Catton

Sometimes I'll read something on Twitter, and I'll just be in the darkest of moods for the rest of the day or the rest of the week sometimes.

Eleanor Catton

The ability of humans to read meaning into patterns is the most defining characteristic we have.

Eleanor Catton

Margaret Atwood was the author who took me out of children's literature and guided me towards adult literature.

Eleanor Catton

It is honor that makes commerce possible, dear brother. And the law courts, when men lack it.

Edward Cline

It's impossible to explain creativity. It's like asking a bird, 'How do you fly?' You just do.

Eric Jerome Dickey

Having seen a non-market economy, I suddenly understood much better what I liked about a market economy.

Esther Dyson

The problem with writing a book about bulimia is that whenever you go to the washroom, people think you're throwing up.

Emma Forrest

I've always been afraid of saying no to people because I don't want them to be disappointed and dislike me.

Elizabeth Gilbert

You can fire your secretary, divorce your spouse, abandon your children. But they remain your co-authors forever.

Ellen Goodman

A tall, thin old man waving a scorecard from the corner of his dugout. That's baseball.

Ernie Harwell

When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career.

Ernie Harwell

If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.

E. W. Howe

Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.

E. W. Howe

The Goddamn human race deserves itself, and as far as I'm concerned it can have it.

Elizabeth Janeway

As long as mixed grills and combination salads are popular, anthologies will undoubtedly continue in favor.

Elizabeth Janeway

Some books are serials, not to be mistaken for anything else. 'The Two Towers,' for example, ought never to be read in isolation.

Edward M. Lerner

Happily, researchphilia is not the problem it once was. The Internet makes just-in-time research very practical.

Edward M. Lerner

One of the bedrock principles of physics is the conservation of energy. In this universe, energy can be neither created nor destroyed.

Edward M. Lerner