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Authors Quotes

Occasionally projects just take off unexpectedly, sometimes you can work away at sketches and ideas for years before they are published. There are a number of authors I would be eager to illustrate Picture Quote #1

I have a private press. I’m a book artist. I publish books of other authors and artists. I do the illustrating. I set the type. I print it myself on my press. I do everything but bind it Picture Quote #1

Levi is one of the best authors I’ve ever read. It’s hard not to have an immediate personal response to his work. He has such a quiet tone Picture Quote #1

If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own, the result can be more than the sum of its authors Picture Quote #1

After all, it is a common weakness of young authors to put too much into their papers Picture Quote #1

Few authors understand themselves, and a proper reader must not only understand his author but also be able to see beyond him Picture Quote #1

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I mention this only to shew that the citations of the most judicious authors frequently deceive us, and consequently that prudence obliges us to examine quotations, by whomsoever alleged Picture Quote #1

Authors are magpies, echoing each other’s words and seizing avidly on anything that glitters Picture Quote #1

Great editors do not discover nor produce great authors; great authors create and produce great publishers Picture Quote #1

Authors are now marketed like promising movie starlets and must rattle around the nation’s television stations to try to assert a salable identity different from that of the other starlets Picture Quote #1

Plays, gentlemen, are to their authors what children are to women: they cost more pain than they give pleasure Picture Quote #1

In the present age, alas! our pens are ravished by unlettered authors and unmannered critics, that make a havoc rather than a building, a wilderness rather than a garden. But, a lack! what boots it to drop tears upon the preterit? Picture Quote #1

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Most bad books get that way because their authors are engaged in trying to justify themselves. If a vain author is an alcoholic, then the most sympathetically portrayed character in his book will be an alcoholic. This sort of thing is very boring for outsiders Picture Quote #1

Millions of people are provided with their thoughts as with their clothes; authors, printers, booksellers, and newsmen stand, in relation to their minds, simply as shoemakers and tailors stand to their bodies Picture Quote #1

Scandal is the sport of its authors, the dread of fools, and the contempt of the wise Picture Quote #1

Let us now peruse our ancient authors, for out of the old fields must come the new corn Picture Quote #1

I read a lot when I’m away. I love courtroom dramas and I’m always looking for new authors Picture Quote #1

Authors can only soft sell the environment. Create a wonderful story around the environment involving the characters that leaves a lasting impression on the reader’s mind Picture Quote #1

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When I’m dead, I wanna leave a body of work, like authors or great painters do Picture Quote #1

To the question: How do the authors of sketches, stories and novels get along in life, the following answer can or must be given: They are stragglers and they are down at heel Picture Quote #1

Writing is storytelling and all of us are authors, not just of words but of reality. You are the author of your life, so go out and live! Then never quit writing about it! Picture Quote #1

Certain unique books seem to be without forerunners or successors as far as their authors are concerned. Even though they may profoundly influence the work of other writers, for their creator they’re complete, not leading anywhere Picture Quote #1

Everything, in retrospect, is obvious. But if everything were obvious, authors of histories of financial folly would be rich Picture Quote #1

The great authors were great readers, and one way to understand them is to read the books they read Picture Quote #1

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As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be either, and grow bored Picture Quote #1

Authors do not supply imaginations, they expect their readers to have their own, and to use it Picture Quote #1

Authors, she soon decided, were probably best met within the pages of their novels, and were as much creatures of the reader’s imagination as the characters in their books. Nor did they seem to think one had done them a kindness by reading their writings. Rather they had done one the kindness by writing them Picture Quote #1

Anyone can write. Some people can write a bit better than others; they’re called authors. Then there are some who can write better than authors; they’re called artists Picture Quote #1

I believe that in a good collaboration, the authors bring their strengths to the story; one author’s strength cancels the other author’s weakness, and back and forth it goes Picture Quote #1

In societies that worship money and success, the losers become objects of scorn. Those who work the hardest for the least are called lazy. Those forced to live in substandard housing are thought to be the authors of substandard lives. Those who do not finish high school or cannot afford to go to college are considered deficient or inept Picture Quote #1

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Occasionally projects just take off unexpectedly, sometimes you can work away at sketches and ideas for years before they are published. There are a number of authors I would be eager to illustrate (Authors Quotes) I have a private press. I’m a book artist. I publish books of other authors and artists. I do the illustrating. I set the type. I print it myself on my press. I do everything but bind it (Authors Quotes) Levi is one of the best authors I’ve ever read. It’s hard not to have an immediate personal response to his work. He has such a quiet tone (Authors Quotes) If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own, the result can be more than the sum of its authors (Authors Quotes) After all, it is a common weakness of young authors to put too much into their papers (Authors Quotes) Few authors understand themselves, and a proper reader must not only understand his author but also be able to see beyond him (Authors Quotes) I mention this only to shew that the citations of the most judicious authors frequently deceive us, and consequently that prudence obliges us to examine quotations, by whomsoever alleged (Authors Quotes) Authors are magpies, echoing each other’s words and seizing avidly on anything that glitters (Authors Quotes) Great editors do not discover nor produce great authors; great authors create and produce great publishers (Authors Quotes) Authors are now marketed like promising movie starlets and must rattle around the nation’s television stations to try to assert a salable identity different from that of the other starlets (Authors Quotes) Plays, gentlemen, are to their authors what children are to women: they cost more pain than they give pleasure (Authors Quotes) In the present age, alas! our pens are ravished by unlettered authors and unmannered critics, that make a havoc rather than a building, a wilderness rather than a garden. But, a lack! what boots it to drop tears upon the preterit? (Authors Quotes) Most bad books get that way because their authors are engaged in trying to justify themselves. If a vain author is an alcoholic, then the most sympathetically portrayed character in his book will be an alcoholic. This sort of thing is very boring for outsiders (Authors Quotes) Millions of people are provided with their thoughts as with their clothes; authors, printers, booksellers, and newsmen stand, in relation to their minds, simply as shoemakers and tailors stand to their bodies (Authors Quotes) Scandal is the sport of its authors, the dread of fools, and the contempt of the wise (Authors Quotes) Let us now peruse our ancient authors, for out of the old fields must come the new corn (Authors Quotes) I read a lot when I’m away. I love courtroom dramas and I’m always looking for new authors (Authors Quotes) Authors can only soft sell the environment. Create a wonderful story around the environment involving the characters that leaves a lasting impression on the reader’s mind (Authors Quotes) When I’m dead, I wanna leave a body of work, like authors or great painters do (Authors Quotes) To the question: How do the authors of sketches, stories and novels get along in life, the following answer can or must be given: They are stragglers and they are down at heel (Authors Quotes) Writing is storytelling and all of us are authors, not just of words but of reality. You are the author of your life, so go out and live! Then never quit writing about it! (Authors Quotes) Certain unique books seem to be without forerunners or successors as far as their authors are concerned. Even though they may profoundly influence the work of other writers, for their creator they’re complete, not leading anywhere (Authors Quotes) Everything, in retrospect, is obvious. But if everything were obvious, authors of histories of financial folly would be rich (Authors Quotes) The great authors were great readers, and one way to understand them is to read the books they read (Authors Quotes) As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be either, and grow bored (Authors Quotes) Authors do not supply imaginations, they expect their readers to have their own, and to use it (Authors Quotes) Authors, she soon decided, were probably best met within the pages of their novels, and were as much creatures of the reader’s imagination as the characters in their books. Nor did they seem to think one had done them a kindness by reading their writings. Rather they had done one the kindness by writing them (Authors Quotes) Anyone can write. Some people can write a bit better than others; they’re called authors. Then there are some who can write better than authors; they’re called artists (Authors Quotes) I believe that in a good collaboration, the authors bring their strengths to the story; one author’s strength cancels the other author’s weakness, and back and forth it goes (Authors Quotes) In societies that worship money and success, the losers become objects of scorn. Those who work the hardest for the least are called lazy. Those forced to live in substandard housing are thought to be the authors of substandard lives. Those who do not finish high school or cannot afford to go to college are considered deficient or inept (Authors Quotes)

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