Quotes and Sayings by Authors: Inspirational Wisdom

Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher is an American author who has written the contemporary fantasy The Dresden Files, Codex Alera, and Cinder Spires book…

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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. * She was a poet, memoirist, and civil rights…

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Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen novels for teens. Her books have been translated into over…

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Chuck Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk is an American novelist and journalist. He is known for his dark, satirical fiction, which often explores themes…

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Mitch Albom

Mitch Albom is an American author, journalist, and musician. * He was born in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1958. * He attended…

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Richelle Mead

Richelle Mead is an American author of young adult and adult fantasy novels. * She is best known for her Vampire Academy series,…

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C. JoyBell C.

C. JoyBell C. is a South African author of fiction and non-fiction. * She is best known for her inspirational and motivational…

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Criss Jami

Criss Jami was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on May 29, 1987. He studied philosophy at George Mason University. He is a poet,…

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Confucius

Confucius was a Chinese philosopher born in 551 BCE. He is considered the founder of Confucianism, a major school of thought in…

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Lemony Snicket

Lemony Snicket is the pen name of Daniel Handler, an American author, screenwriter, and musician. * Snicket is best known for his…

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Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius was born in Rome in 121 AD. * He was the last of the Five Good Emperors of Rome. * He was a Stoic philosopher and…

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Anaïs Nin

Anaïs Nin was born in France in 1903 to Cuban parents. * She began writing her diaries at the age of 11 and continued to do so…

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Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Miller Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on July 21, 1899. He was an American novelist, short-story writer, and…

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Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill was born in 1883 in Pound, Virginia. * He was a self-help author and lecturer. * His most famous book is "Think and…

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George Carlin

George Carlin was an American comedian, actor, writer, and social critic. He was born in New York City in 1937 and died in Santa…

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Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American poet, painter, and writer. * He was born in Bcharré, Lebanon, in 1883. * He moved to the…

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Elizabeth Gilbert

*Elizabeth Gilbert** * Born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1969 * Graduated from New York University with a degree in political…

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Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, India. * He was a lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and…

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Santosh Kalwar

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, philologist, cultural critic, composer, poet, and writer. * He was born on October…

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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1856. * He was a playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. * He…

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J.R.R. Tolkien

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809. He moved to Illinois and became a lawyer. He served in the Illinois House of…

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Albert Camus

Albert Camus was born on November 7, 1913, in Mondovi, Algeria. * He was a French philosopher, journalist, novelist, playwright,…

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