These are rules I've picked up along the way to help me…

It's my attempt to remain invisible, not distract the reader from the story with obvious writing.

— Elmore Leonard

I could tell, that you could tell that I was taking my time.

— Anonymous

A friend of mine who is in the publishing business knew I was writing a book, and he said, 'Have you said anything yet…

— Elmore Leonard

If people of colour do not exercise their democratic right to vote, they will remain an invisible, voiceless, and largely ignored part of the…

— David Harewood

“Show your hidden enemies that their broken bones will remain invisible too”

— Sir P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

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

— George Orwell

Hands down, the hardest part for me is coming up with an idea. I spend about 14 months writing a book, and that's a…

— Kristin Hannah

By the end of the time I'm writing a book, I'm tearing my hair out and I want to go do stand-up. And then…

— Michael Ian Black

I always say that, for me, writing a book is like a wacky Greyhound bus trip - I know where I'm starting and where…

— Deb Caletti

I believe that everybody needs to tell their story - to be heard, to be seen, to be acknowledged, to be understood. We all…

— Shakti Gawain

Do you know what writing a book is? It's sitting alone in a room for weeks without making contact with another human. I felt…

— Jon Stewart

When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another…

— Mario Batali

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

— Kevis Hendrickson

Writing a book is a brilliant thing because once you've finished it, you've done it, and there's the potential for it to go on…

— Tom Hodgkinson

Writing a book is an adventure.

— Winston Churchill