„I was kind of solitary. I'd spend a lot of time on my own, reading books. I didn't integrate very well.“
— Philip Ó Ceallaigh Irish writer 1968
On Life, on his time at school.
Notes from a library bar (2006)
— Philip Ó Ceallaigh Irish writer 1968
On Life, on his time at school.
Notes from a library bar (2006)
— Leo Strauss, книга Persecution and the Art of Writing
Источник: Persecution and the Art of Writing (1952), How to Study Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise, p. 144
— George Soros Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist 1930
As quoted in The Winning Investment Habits of Warren Buffett & George Soros (2006) by Mark Tier, p. 219
Контексте: I wish I could write a book that will be read for as long as our civilization lasts... I would value it much more highly than any business success if I could contribute to an understanding of the world in which we live or, better yet, if I could help to preserve the economic and political system that has allowed me to flourish as a participant.
— Karl Kraus Czech playwright and publicist 1874 - 1936
Half-Truths and One-And-A-Half Truths (1976)
— Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction and fantasy author from the USA 1949
"'A Conversation With Lois McMaster Bujold", p. 60
The Vorkosigan Companion (2008)
— Eudora Welty American author 1909 - 2001
Источник: On Writing
— Blaise Pascal French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher 1623 - 1662
— Roger Zelazny American speculative fiction writer 1937 - 1995
Phlogiston interview (1995)
Контексте: When I started writing my first novel,... And Call Me Conrad, they always say: "Write about what you know" and I said "Well, if I get a nice sort of combination SF and Fantasy with these resonances from Greek Mythology it might be pretty good. It would also give me a chance to start filling in my background on all those things I don't know much about but should if I want to be an SF writer."
So I sat down and made a list of everything I felt I should know more about. Astrophysics, oceanography, marine biology, genetics... Then when I'd finished the list I read one book in each of these areas. When I'd finished I went back and read a second book until I'd read ten books in each area. I thought that it wouldn't turn me into a terrific, fantastic expert but I'd at least have enough material there to know if I was saying something wrong. And I'd also know where to turn to get the information I want to make it right.
While I was doing this, to keep the words and cheques flowing I wrote books involving mythology. And once I started picking up things involving astrophysics I'd write stories that played with those sorts of things. So that's why I started out with mythology.
— Friedrich Nietzsche German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist 1844 - 1900
— Oscar Wilde Irish writer and poet 1854 - 1900
A Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated (1894)
— Charles M. Schulz American cartoonist 1922 - 2000
1992, as quoted by Tom Tomorrow in his comic strip This Modern World (21 February 2000) http://archive.salon.com/comics/tomo/2000/02/21/tomo/index.html
— Tom Perrotta American novelist and screenwriter 1961
Источник: Joe College
— Terry Pratchett English author 1948 - 2015
Usenet
— Oscar Wilde, книга Портрет Дориана Грея
Источник: The Picture of Dorian Gray
— Brandon Sanderson American fantasy writer 1975
Источник: The Hero of Ages