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title: "15 Book Thinking Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 15 Book Thinking quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Book Thinking sayings and thoughts."
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> [When I am writing, I focus one hundred percent on my writing. Then, by the time I'm half way through the book,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-desai/when-i-am-writing-i-focus-one-hundred-percent-on-my-writing-then-by/)

[Anita Desai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-desai/)

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> [When people come up to me and say, 'I read your book,' I'm thinking, 'How dare you! Who gave you a copy?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/when-people-come-up-to-me-and-say-i-read-your-book-i-m-thinking-how/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

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> [When we're about telling the best possible story, making the best possible book - we're thinking about the reader, rather than about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-lloyd-jones/when-we-re-about-telling-the-best-possible-story-making-the-best/)

[Sally Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-lloyd-jones/)

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> [I remember, even in college, reading Cliffs Notes about a book and thinking to myself, 'Geez, that sounds like a good book.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bock/i-remember-even-in-college-reading-cliffs-notes-about-a-book-and/)

[Charles Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bock/)

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> [My favorite part of writing a book is thinking up the ideas, and that can start a long time before I actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-horowitz/my-favorite-part-of-writing-a-book-is-thinking-up-the-ideas-and-that/)

[Anthony Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-horowitz/)

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> [I always start a book thinking that it can be something other than first-person present, and I always come back to first-person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/i-always-start-a-book-thinking-that-it-can-be-something-other-than/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

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> [“I’m not what you might call a mystery. I’m pretty much an open book – Jake says I’m an audio book, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-morgan/i-m-not-what-you-might-call-a-mystery-i-m-pretty-much-an-open-book/)

[Sarah Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-morgan/)

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> [You always hope a book's going to be a success. I don't think I've ever written a book thinking, 'This will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-north/you-always-hope-a-book-s-going-to-be-a-success-i-don-t-think-i-ve/)

[Ryan North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-north/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b37/ryan-north-7388_bad_you-always-hope-a-book-s-going-to-be-a-s_597521.jpg)

> [“The 4:8 Principle is a book about thinking differently, about thinking in a way that maximizes your potential for joy. Because most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-newberry/the-4-8-principle-is-a-book-about-thinking-differently-about-thinking/)

[Tommy Newberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-newberry/)

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> [When I start on a book, I have been thinking about it and making occasional notes for some time... So I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-c-clarke/when-i-start-on-a-book-i-have-been-thinking-about-it-and-making/)

[Arthur C. Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-c-clarke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f5/arthur-c-clarke-640_book_when-i-start-on-a-book-i-have-been-think_2526270.jpg)

> [People sometimes ask who I would cast in my books and I never have any idea. I don't think I could ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jess-walter/people-sometimes-ask-who-i-would-cast-in-my-books-and-i-never-have/)

[Jess Walter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jess-walter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ae/jess-walter-2228_any_people-sometimes-ask-who-i-would-cast-in_91747.jpg)

> [Don't ever let the other stuff get in the way of your inherent skills as a kick-butt storyteller. Move the reader, make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/don-t-ever-let-the-other-stuff-get-in-the-way-of-your-inherent-skills/)

[James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/)

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> [It's insane to be a writer and not be a reader. When I'm writing I'm more likely to be reading four or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-zusak/it-s-insane-to-be-a-writer-and-not-be-a-reader-when-i-m-writing-i-m/)

[Markus Zusak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-zusak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d77/markus-zusak-165_bits_it-s-insane-to-be-a-writer-and-not-be-a_1810153.png)

> [What's funny about that is when I was writing Twilight just for myself and not thinking of it as a book, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/what-s-funny-about-that-is-when-i-was-writing-twilight-just-for/)

[Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/)

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> [I think the books are the books. They were conceived as books. They weren't conceived as movies. When I write scripts, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-easton-ellis/i-think-the-books-are-the-books-they-were-conceived-as-books-they/)

[Bret Easton Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-easton-ellis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09d/bret-easton-ellis-1028_adapted_i-think-the-books-are-the-books-they-wer_2042221.jpg)

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