Quotes about Author
The greatest blessedness comes to him, who infuses into his mind the purest and noblest thoughts.
— James Allen
The idea of writer as sage is pretty much dead today. I would certainly feel very uncomfortable in the role.
— JM Coetzee
I'm very comfortable with uncomfortable situations, and I think that can seem odd to people, that I like the thrill of discomfort.
— Stephen Colbert
I have always understood the Nazis because I am of that sort by nature.
— William Golding
I always struggle with making the technical aspects of the plot fit with the story that's unfolding in my imagination.
— Deborah Raney
When I asked you if you wanted to, I was not testing your courage. I was testing your wisdom.
— Paulo Coelho
The dreams get anchored in aged wisdom not some utopian fantasy.
— Shane Claiborne
I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They're too much fun.
— Babe Ruth
I sincerely believe... that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.
— Thomas Jefferson
I am for violence if non-violence means we continue postponing a solution to the American black man's problem just to avoid violence.
— Malcolm X
I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.
— Martin Luther
All great natures delight in stability; all great men find eternity affirmed in the very promise of their faculties.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson