# Quote — Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist

> Always be reading. Go to the library. There's magic in being surrounded by books. Get lost in the stacks. Read bibliographies. It's not the book you start with, it's the book that book leads you to.

- Author: [Austin Kleon](https://www.leafyquotes.com/austin-kleon.md)
- Book: [Steal Like an Artist](https://www.leafyquotes.com/austin-kleon/steal-like-an-artist.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Austin_Kleon#Steal_Like_an_Artist_(2012)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/austin-kleon/steal-like-an-artist/always-be-reading

## More from this book

> If you ever find that you're the most talented person in the room, you need to find another room.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/austin-kleon/steal-like-an-artist/if-you-ever.md)

> The best advice is not to write what you know, it's to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best— write the story you want to read. The same principle applies to your life and your career. Whenever you're at a loss for what move to make next, just ask yourself, "What would make a better story?"

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/austin-kleon/steal-like-an-artist/the-best-advice.md)

> Establishing and keeping a routine can be even more important than having a lot of time. Inertia is the death of creativity. You have to stay in the groove.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/austin-kleon/steal-like-an-artist/establishing-and-keeping.md)