I do so hate finishing books. I would like to go on with them for years. — Beatrix Potter Copy Share Image
“I wish I could get drunk and do useful things without remembering -like finishing a book, or cleaning the tub.” — Edward Southgate Copy Share Image
“She nodded her head in approval and hesitantly shut the book, breathing a reader’s sigh. That wonderful inhale/exhale reaction one does after… — Eric Arvin Copy Share Image
It is a peculiar thing to believe that you know someone intimately only to find that you really do not. It is… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
“Writing books is a suicidal profession. No other demands as much time, as much work, as much dedication, by comparison with its… — Gerald Martin Copy Share Image
“A library of mostly unread books is far more inspiring than a library of books already read. There’s nothing more exciting than… — Gabe Habash Copy Share Image
“Just across from Bismarck stood Fort Lincoln where friends and relatives of Custer’s dead cavalrymen still lived, and these emigrating Sioux could… — Evan S. Connell Copy Share Image
“Finishing a book is bittersweet. You spend days getting to know the characters. Learning their nuances, their faults, their loves, their lives.… — Whimsical Enlightenment Copy Share Image
Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it. — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
Finishing books - and leaving the world you've created - is always a kind of emotionally wrenching experience. I usually cry. — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
When I'm in the midst of finishing a book, I can be working around the clock. — Gail Tsukiyama Copy Share Image
“Finishing a book has massive implications for the writer, an empty head and an empty bank account springs to mind.” — Ken Scott Copy Share Image
If you're having trouble finishing a book, it might be that you're trying to fix it as you go. Just finish the… — Kimberly Willis Holt Copy Share Image
I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by… — Jackie Collins Copy Share Image
My fondest wish, I suppose, would be to die at the keyboard right after finishing a book, perhaps with a little time… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“People are going to think I'm morbid, loving all these sad books. I actually don't mind a happy ending in a novel—certainly,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
