Writing a book Quotes · Page 2

Writing a book is not a crime.

— Alexander Ahndoril

Like all former thinkers, I'm writing a book.

— Lillian Hellman

Writing music is just like writing a book.

— Billie Eilish

Writing a book is an adventure.

— Winston Churchill

To me, making a CD is like writing a book.

— Johnny Van Zant

Writing a book is such a full-time job. If you're away for a few days, you have to start again.

— Stephen Collins

“The most important thing to do when writing a book is to finish it.”

— Suzanna Reeves

I've never actually even contemplated writing a book or having a book.

— Rob Machado

Writing a book is an emotional odyssey, sometimes exhilarating, other times deflating.

— Ryan O'Neal

The most important thing about writing a book is having book parties.

— Anonymous

I think writing books is a way for me to work out certain issues. I write about what matters to me, always.

— Benjamin Alire Saenz

“There is more to writing a book than just writing a book.”

— John Morris Benson

“I am writing a book entitled "Conquest." Please be ready. It is a book children should red.”

— Charles Keith Hardman

“Writing a book is a herculean task, but the toughest thing is to get convinced with your work, and finally give it…

— Shivam Chaudhary

I'm never, I hope, stupid enough to believe that Twitter or blogging or any of this stuff is a substitute for actually…

— Neil Gaiman

I think writing a book about this experience would be trying to capitalize on it in some way and that's not something…

— James Frey

If you think about writing a book, or when I did, it seems daunting, but when I began writing, it just started…

— Jimmy O. Yang

Writing a book is like an unknown abyss, every time. Every book is different. Contrary to what unpublished writers think, it's horrible…

— Ethan Canin

The sensation of writing a book is the sensation of spinning, blinded by love and daring. It is the sensation of rearing…

— Janet Burroway

When I'm writing books, something weird happens; and the result is the books contain a large amount of what you could call…

— Salman Rushdie

I'm thinking of writing a book on national health care. It will be 2,000 pages, and you'll have two hours to read it.

— Ann Coulter

“The effect of a single good deed could last for centuries, like planting a sapling of a long-living tree or writing a…

— Noora Ahmed Alsuwaidi

You realize that especially when you're writing a book like this, looking back on your life, that there's just such a depth…

— Anna Quindlen

No matter how many times people say it - 'Oh, I'm just writing this for myself' 'Oh, I'm just doing this for…

— Steve Martin

“So, Mr. Nick,' murmured the valet, applying shaving soap to his employer's face with an ivory-handled brush, 'are you writing a book?'…

— Albert E. Cowdrey

Sarah Palin - now don't laugh - is writing a book. Not just reading a book, writing a book. Actually, in the…

— Chris Matthews

People are really surprised when they meet me that I'm a recluse. People think I'm very gregarious and outgoing - and I…

— Leslie Jordan

I'm writing a book called 'The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus' about the maths of Christmas: how to set up a secret…

— Hannah Fry

I had an insanely long commute - New York to D.C. - when I worked at 'National Geographic.' I hate to waste…

— Charles M. Blow

“Selling is crucial to your success because without the sale, you do not make any money. The great thing about writing a…

— Kytka Hilmar-Jezek

Exercise your imagination muscle! How many uses can you come up with for a flowerpot? Write down your answers. But don't write…

— Amy Sedaris

“In the world of my imagination, Esther was still my companion, and her love gave me the strength to go forward and…

— Paulo Coelho

“I’ll use this book as an example. Because I am writing a book that attacks the nonsensical commentaries of our current moral…

— Xavier Lastra

Writing a book about [Buckminster Fuller] in the sense of deciding how much to - how much biographically to gloss over and…

— Jonathon Keats

The rewrites are a struggle right now. Sometimes I wish writing a book could just be easy for me at last. But…

— Shannon Hale

“I'm loath to bring up the E word here, and I'm even more embarrassed to talk about "millennials" in this way because…

— Jennifer Romolini

“Anybody who likes writing a book is an idiot. Because it's impossible, it's like having a homework assignment every stinking day until…

— Lewis Black

Writing books isn't a drastic departure from writing for the stage.

— George Carlin

“The last thing one knows when writing a book is what to put first.”

— Blaise Pascal

Don’t ever trust anyone who’s writing a book. They make up lies for a living.

— Rosemary Clement-Moore