“"Little magazines" are, for the most part, the mayflies of the literary world.”
Frederick Crews
“The literary critic, or the critic of any other specific form of artistic expression, may detach himself from the world for as long as the work of art he is contemplating appears to do the same.”
Clive James
“Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.”
Samuel Johnson
“I realized early on that the academy and the literary world alike , and I don't think there really is a distinction between the two , are always dominated by fools, knaves, charlatans and bureaucrats. And that being the case, any human being, male or female, of whatever status, who has a voice of her or his own, is not going to be liked.”
Harold Bloom
“They wanted to revive interest in the whole literary angle of James Bond, to remind the world that, actually, Bond started in books, not the movies. So they approached a number of different writers and, for some reason, decided to go with me, which is nice. Maybe everyone else told them to bugger off.”
Charlie Higson
“Ten years ago, the Orange Prize for Fiction shook up the literary world when we launched one of the most controversial literary prizes. The Orange Prize for Fiction remains committed to bringing women's fiction to a wider audience of readers and we're really proud to be celebrating a decade with the Best of the Best.”
Kate Mosse
“We all make our contributions to the world and I suppose mine will not be to the literary treasures of the western civilization, ... But I do hope to contribute in my own way, and one of those ways is to bring closer the day when every child and every American learns to read.”
Barbara Bush
