“People haven't got the interest in long long works these days. A lack of interest which I share.” PeopleLongLiteratureInterestShareHavensThese Days Author:Norman MacCaig
“I haven't been the kind of writer about whom book-length academic studies have been written.” KindHas BeensBookLiteratureStudyWrittenHavensLengthAcademic Author:Manuel Puig
“Every kind of book I've written has been written in a different way. There has not been any set time for writing, any set way, I haven't re-invented the process every time but I almost have.” WayWritingKindHas BeensBookDifferentLiteratureProcessWrittenHavensDifferent Ways Author:Irvine Welsh
“Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it several times and haven't had many complaints.” WritingProblemLiteratureHavensGenderEnormousComplaints Author:Jim Harrison
“A surprising number of people - including many students of literature - will tell you they haven't really lived in a book since they were children.” PeopleChildrenBookLiteratureLanguageNumbersHavensStudentsIncludingSurprising Author:A. S. Byatt
“I don't think film schools are mentoring kids. I think they just send them through the curriculum, so now you know how to hold a camera, how to use a Dx3 menu. You can learn that in five minutes from somebody that doesn't even know anything. But what do you know if you haven't read anything - studied art and studied literature - what do you have to contribute?” IfsThinkingKnowsArtUseKidsSchoolFilmLiteratureKnow HowFiveMinutesHavensCamerasDo You KnowFive MinutesCurriculumMentoringMenusFilm School Author:Rob Nilsson
“If you haven't read Shakespeare's Hamlet yet, it means that you haven't reached the summit of the literature yet!” IfsMeanLiteratureHavensSummit Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“If children haven't been read to, they don't love books. They need to love books, for books are the basis of literature, composition, history, world events, vocabulary, and everything else.” IfsWorldNeedsChildrenBookLiteratureEventsHavensBasesCompositionVocabularyWorld Events Author:Edith Schaeffer
“I haven't the stature to critique one of our literature's great novels, Tobias; and I'm not one of those who believe The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn needs critiquing for literary or social reasons.” NeedsBelieveReasonLiteratureSocialNovelHavensAdventureCritiqueStatureTobiasGreat NovelsHuckleberry Author:Norman Lock