Why would a guy spend five years writing a book when he…

The skill set that lets you be alone in your pyjamas for two years writing a book is not the same skill set that…

— Gillian Flynn

I wish I could spend six years writing one novel.

— Paullina Simons

“If you cannot buy yourself a coat, buy yourself a book, latter your book will buy you a coat. Knowledge is only available for…

— Osunsakin Adewale

For every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it.

— Karl Lagerfeld

“Don´t juge a book buy it´s cover”

— Olivia Borgström Ålstig

There's just something "off" about equating the act of spending three years writing a book with the act of someone exploiting themselves by drunkenly…

— Marie Calloway

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

These are rules I've picked up along the way to help me remain invisible when I'm writing a book, to help me show rather…

— Elmore Leonard

Writing a book is an adventure.

— Winston Churchill