Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Quote of the Day


There are things that get whispered about that writers are there to overhear.
Ann Beattie (1947 - )
U.S. writer and art critic.
Referring to Best American Short Stories.
The New York Times

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Quote of the Day


Quote of the Day:
What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.
J. D. Salinger (1919 - )
U.S. novelist.          
The Catcher in the Rye

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Quote of the Day


When I was a little boy they called me a liar but now that I am a grown up they call me a writer.
Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904 - 1991)
Polish-born U.S. writer.
Remark

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Quote of the Day


Writing eases my suffering. When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.
Gao Xingjian (1940 - )
Chinese-born artist and writer, October 1, 2000.
After it was announced that he had won the Nobel Prize in literature.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Quote of the Day


A library is thought in cold storage.
Herbert Samuel (1870 - 1963)
British statesman and philosopher.
A Book of Quotations