Writing a book Quotes · Page 5

As much fun as it is to read a book, writing a book is one level deeper than that.

— Donna Tartt

Following takes why. Transactions take what. It has to be real. It has to be the same for writing a book.

— Simon Sinek

“What could be more lovely than writing a book about something you love?”

— Mark Helprin

I get intrigued by a puzzle, and writing a book is the best way to solve it.

— Anthony Storr

If thou need money, get it in an honest way by keeping books, if thou wilt, but not by writing books.

— John Lancaster Spalding

Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.

— Michael Morpurgo

I am writing a book about the Crusades so dull that I can scarcely write it.

— Hilaire Belloc

I am writing a book. So far I have the pages numbered.

— Steven Wright

My name became a brand and I'd love to say it was the plan from the start. But the only plan was…

— John Grisham

I've always wanted to have a book published - it was a dream of mine, but the thought of actually writing a…

— Ahmet Zappa

The greatest thing about writing a book is that at first it's all inchoate, but the more you work on it, the…

— George Saunders

“Writing a book is a blood sport. If it doesn't hurt when you're done, you're probably doing something wrong.”

— Kevis Hendrickson

When I was ten, my mother told me to write down my feelings. I eventually started writing a book. I wish I'd…

— Franny Armstrong

Writing a book is the most difficult, anxiety-prone aspect of my life because the words that I put on paper are very…

— Frank Luntz

I'm writing a book, and there's not even space for a desk in our home. So I spent my hard-earned book money…

— Faith Salie

The fun thing about writing a book with multiple paths and multiple endings is you really get to explore the characters and…

— Ryan North

All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives lies a mystery. Writing a book is…

— George Orwell

Writing a book is like torture that you don't know, but after it's done and there it is. It's a joy like…

— Harry Crews

There is a huge difference between writing a book, which is a private activity I engage in with myself, and wanting to…

— Michelle Tea

The whole thing of working in all these different mediums, it's just so that I can always be playing hooky from one…

— Miranda July

I could not write my books without the library's help. Even with the ease of Internet research, I find books to be…

— Peg Kehret

When you're writing a book, it's rather like going on a very long walk, across valleys and mountains and things [...] The…

— Roald Dahl

There's something not normal about you if you're writing a book about yourself, or about anything. And if you're the kind of…

— Anthony Bourdain

Whether it's films or painting or music or writing a book, the greatest experience is being able to express yourself and what…

— Rob Reiner

“When I mentioned to a friend I was writing a book about eggs he told me to be sure to mention how…

— Tim Birkhead

“Now in his nineties, Spock is writing a book on spirituality. But his understanding of spirituality is a far cry from that…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“Writing a book is a bit like surfing," he said. "Most of the time you're waiting. And it's quite pleasant, sitting in…

— Tim Winton

“I think it’s a good idea. You can clear your head, explore Italy.” “Write a book.” I smile at the look of…

— Kristen Proby

I can't say that you should extract this or that value from my books explicitly. They are up for interpretation. In terms…

— Colson Whitehead

“All writers are vain, selfish, and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery. Writing a book…

— George Orwell

Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book,…

— E. Nesbit

Writing a book is not that hard, Hardest part is regrouping all those close people whom I lost in my life's journey,…

— Nishan Panwar

Writing a book is quite an undertaking and I wouldn't want to do it just to do it.

— Laverne Cox

“What's the best part about writing a book? Finishing it.”

— Rick Riordan

I have some great stories and I will get around to writing a book.

— Sally Kirkland

Writing a book is like loving someone. It can be very painful.

— Joel Dicker

Writing a book is hard. It turns out, writing a second book is twice as hard.

— Kami Garcia

I worked at magazines for over 10 years before I even thought of writing a book.

— Dave Eggers

The fun one can have writing books about books is limitless, to be honest.

— Jasper Fforde

I'm writing a book called Stop Overreacting. If you guys don't buy it I'm going to kill myself.

— Nikhil Saluja