--- title: "18 Books Year Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 18 Books Year quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Books Year sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/bria-vinaite-11928_around_i-would-say-i-read-around-50-books-a-yea_2960978.jpg" --- > [I would say I read around 50 books a year, sometimes more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bria-vinaite/i-would-say-i-read-around-50-books-a-year-sometimes-more/) [Bria Vinaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bria-vinaite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/bria-vinaite-11928_around_i-would-say-i-read-around-50-books-a-yea_2960978.jpg) > [I try to read 20 books a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-robinson/i-try-to-read-20-books-a-year/) [Phoebe Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a78/phoebe-robinson-4844_books_i-try-to-read-20-books-a-year-1340067_1340067.jpg) > [I buy thousands of books a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-pelzer/i-buy-thousands-of-books-a-year/) [Dave Pelzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-pelzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/dave-pelzer-9832_book_i-buy-thousands-of-books-a-year-2656047_2656047.jpg) > [I write at a pace that suits me, and sometimes it's two books a year, but most often it's one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-connelly/i-write-at-a-pace-that-suits-me-and-sometimes-it-s-two-books-a-year/) [Michael Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-connelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/michael-connelly-1004_books_i-write-at-a-pace-that-suits-me-and-some_647422.jpg) > [With two books a year, I don't have time for writer's block.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-rollins/with-two-books-a-year-i-don-t-have-time-for-writer-s-block/) [James Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7df/james-rollins-7397_block_with-two-books-a-year-i-don-t-have-time_186739.png) > [I haven't written a young-adult book in years. I'm also doing six 'Goosebumps' books a year now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-l-stine/i-haven-t-written-a-young-adult-book-in-years-i-m-also-doing-six/) [R. L. Stine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-l-stine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/r-l-stine-12476_adults_i-haven-t-written-a-young-adult-book-in_494689.png) > [One of the great advantages of only publishing five books per year is that I get to be excited about every book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-latimer/one-of-the-great-advantages-of-only-publishing-five-books-per-year-is/) [Andrew Latimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-latimer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/andrew-latimer-51109_book_one-of-the-great-advantages-of-only-publ_871379.jpg) > [We probably put about four or five comic books out a year and probably about two or three art books and various…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-danzig/we-probably-put-about-four-or-five-comic-books-out-a-year-and/) [Glenn Danzig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-danzig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/glenn-danzig-17851_about_we-probably-put-about-four-or-five-comic_137538.png) > [Most of my books are a two-year project. I tend to follow my heart and my mind and research materials where they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/most-of-my-books-are-a-two-year-project-i-tend-to-follow-my-heart-and/) [Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/nikki-giovanni-1757_book_most-of-my-books-are-a-two-year-project_1990837.png) > [If you read one hour per day in your field, that will translate into about one book per week. One book per…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-tracy/if-you-read-one-hour-per-day-in-your-field-that-will-translate-into/) [Brian Tracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-tracy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/brian-tracy-216_book_if-you-read-one-hour-per-day-in-your-fie_410612.jpg) > [books are brain food. If every American would purchase the equivalent of his weight in books each year, this country would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-schroeder/books-are-brain-food-if-every-american-would-purchase-the-equivalent/) [Patricia Schroeder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-schroeder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/patricia-schroeder-13854_book_books-are-brain-food-if-every-american-w_984992.jpg) > [“If you add up how much you read in a year on the Internet—tweets, Facebook posts, lists—you’ve read the equivalent of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/if-you-add-up-how-much-you-read-in-a-year-on-the-internet-tweets/) [Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efe/trevor-noah-1603_books_if-you-add-up-how-much-you-read-in-a-yea_502117.jpg) > [I do 30 to 40 books a year, so it's a fair amount of reading. Back and forth between nonfiction and fiction.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-do-30-to-40-books-a-year-so-it-s-a-fair-amount-of-reading-back-and/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e14/james-patterson-171_amount_i-do-30-to-40-books-a-year-so-it-s-a-fai_1335610.png) > [Read an hour every day in your chosen field. This works out to about one book per week, fifty books per year,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-tracy/read-an-hour-every-day-in-your-chosen-field-this-works-out-to-about/) [Brian Tracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-tracy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/235/brian-tracy-216_book_read-an-hour-every-day-in-your-chosen-fi_2303452.jpg) > [I'm not a great shopper but I do buy a lot of books. I'm the publishers' friend - I buy a hundred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-davies/i-m-not-a-great-shopper-but-i-do-buy-a-lot-of-books-i-m-the/) [Alan Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/alan-davies-31524_book_i-m-not-a-great-shopper-but-i-do-buy-a-l_2132539.png) > [His books were part of him. Each year of his life, it seemed, his books became more and more a part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-sandburg/his-books-were-part-of-him-each-year-of-his-life-it-seemed-his-books/) [Carl Sandburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-sandburg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/carl-sandburg-952_book_his-books-were-part-of-him-each-year-of_743380.jpg) > [The books take a year just to do the drawing. I will travel to a country to do the research and get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/the-books-take-a-year-just-to-do-the-drawing-i-will-travel-to-a/) [Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-brett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/jan-brett-24061_book_the-books-take-a-year-just-to-do-the-dra_130271.jpg) > [I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was fifteen years old, and every book I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/i-read-over-a-hundred-books-a-year-and-have-done-so-since-i-was/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/nicholas-sparks-93_book_i-read-over-a-hundred-books-a-year-and-h_3033666.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books-year/#itemlist", "name": "Books Year Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 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I tend to follow my heart and my mind and research materials where they take me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nikki Giovanni" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/most-of-my-books-are-a-two-year-project-i-tend-to-follow-my-heart-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/nikki-giovanni-1757_book_most-of-my-books-are-a-two-year-project_1990837.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/nikki-giovanni-1757_book_most-of-my-books-are-a-two-year-project_1990837.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/nikki-giovanni-1757_book_most-of-my-books-are-a-two-year-project_1990837.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Most of my books are a two-year project. 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