It takes me a long time writing books. It takes me about…

“It takes a week to write a book, but it takes years to write a good one.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

When I'm really plugged in I find it difficult to write. It's like digging a well. If you make a void, something moves in…

— Mohsin Hamid

Relationships are like a Book. It takes years to write but second to burn

— Anonymous

I just think, as writers, especially with a book that takes years to write, you sort of wake up every morning hoping and praying…

— Christopher Bollen

I love to read. I remember hearing that the average author takes two years to write a book. So when I read a book,…

— Mark Batterson

You're always told by your publisher that you must only write one book a year and some years you should perhaps write none at…

— Alexander McCall Smith

It took me 40 years to write my first book. When I was a child, I was encouraged to go to school. I was…

— Paulo Coelho

I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don't know how many books I will be able…

— Haruki Murakami

Writing takes a lot of patience. It usually takes me a year to write a book. One time, it took me 14 years to…

— Avi

Some people take 10 years to write a book and some can do one in under a year.

— David Baldacci

It took me 40 years to write my first book.

— Paulo Coelho

I notice that I only publish once every four years. It takes a couple of years to write a book and then, for me,…

— Carolyn See

Ever since I was young, 14 or 15, I wondered if you could write a book that combined the visceral thrill of watching a…

— Rick Yancey

I'm a relatively disciplined writer who composes the whole book before beginning to execute and write it. Of course, you can't hold - you…

— Orhan Pamuk

I really strive to bring something new to each book. I don't want to write the same book over and over again.

— Robert Crais