Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever.

Quote by William Styron

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A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live...

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live...

I think it's unfortunate to have critics for friends.

I think it's unfortunate to have critics for friends.

And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars.

And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars.

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.

Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats... for...

Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats... for...

The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis.

The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis.

Let's face it, writing is hell.

Let's face it, writing is hell.

I get a fine warm feeling when I'm doing well, but that pleasure is pretty...

I get a fine warm feeling when I'm doing well, but that pleasure is pretty...

The writer's duty is to keep on writing.

The writer's duty is to keep on writing.

The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis.

The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis.

Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay.

Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay.

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live...

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live...

The writer's duty is to keep on writing

The writer's duty is to keep on writing

Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can...

Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can...

Mysteriously and in ways that are totally remote from natural experience, the gray drizzle of...

Mysteriously and in ways that are totally remote from natural experience, the gray drizzle of...

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

Literature can remind us that not all life is already written down: there are still...

Literature can remind us that not all life is already written down: there are still...

A house without books is like room without windows.

A house without books is like room without windows.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The...

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The...

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but of the nature of learning;...

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but of the nature of learning;...