“As authors, we all have to learn not to be reactive to public statemen...” — Catherine Ryan Hyde Quote

“As authors, we all have to learn not to be reactive to public statements about our books. It's really not our business what each reader thinks of them.”

“When I write, my goal is to delve deeply enough into the human experience to find a sort of universality. Once you dig down underneath surface differences, we are all human beings. And all human beings want essentially the same things at our core. We want to love and be loved. We want to be safe. We want our loved ones to be safe.”

“Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to.”

“As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews.”

“Hugh Howey and Amanda Hocking come to mind immediately as authors who managed to build a successful following without the initial support of a large publisher.”