Quotes and Sayings by Authors: Inspirational Wisdom

Roy T. Bennett

214 quotations · 258 likes

Steve Maraboli

114 quotations · 142 likes

J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 in Yate, England. * She studied French and Classics at the University of Exeter. * After…

99 quotations · 107 likes

Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1947. * He was a rebellious teenager who was once institutionalized for his…

84 quotations · 97 likes

Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan is an American author of children's and young adult literature. * He is best known for his Percy Jackson and the…

90 quotations · 97 likes

Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska on December 31, 1965. * He is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film…

85 quotations · 92 likes

Mark Twain

Mark Twain was an American author, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. * He was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on…

75 quotations · 84 likes

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern…

64 quotations · 79 likes

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. * He was born in Dublin in 1854 and died in Paris in…

65 quotations · 78 likes

Anonymous

Anonymous is a hacktivist collective known for its online activism. It is a decentralized group that uses Guy Fawkes masks as its…

36 quotations · 74 likes

Rumi

Rumi was born in Balkh, Afghanistan in 1207. * He was a Sufi mystic and poet. * His poetry is known for its deep spirituality and…

47 quotations · 73 likes

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet. * He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1803. *…

52 quotations · 71 likes

Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett was born in Beaconsfield, England, in 1948. * He began his writing career as a journalist, but soon turned to…

67 quotations · 71 likes

John Green

John Green is an American author, YouTuber, podcaster, and philanthropist. * He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1977. * He…

59 quotations · 68 likes

Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto, Japan, in 1949. * He studied drama and literature at Waseda University in Tokyo. * After…

48 quotations · 61 likes

Stephen King

Stephen King is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. * He…

58 quotations · 59 likes

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in 1564. He was a playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered one…

56 quotations · 57 likes

C.S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1898. He was a scholar, novelist, and author of many books, including The…

48 quotations · 54 likes

Jodi Picoult

Jodi Picoult is an American author of 28 novels, including *My Sister's Keeper* and *The Storyteller*. * She has sold over 40…

46 quotations · 47 likes

Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and a screenwriter. * He…

45 quotations · 47 likes

Jane Austen

Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire, England. * She was the second of seven children born to…

45 quotations · 46 likes

Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist who is best known for his two epic novels, War and Peace and Anna Karenina. He was born in…

39 quotations · 45 likes

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. * He was a Baptist minister and activist who became the…

35 quotations · 45 likes

Bill Watterson

Bill Watterson was born on July 5, 1958, in Washington, D.C. * He grew up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and began drawing cartoons at a…

42 quotations · 44 likes