--- title: "31 Make Book Quotes by 29 authors" description: "Browse 31 Make Book quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Make Book sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/sam-heughan-4526_book_it-s-hard-to-make-a-book-episodic-300773_3007732.jpg" --- > [It's hard to make a book episodic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-heughan/it-s-hard-to-make-a-book-episodic/) [Sam Heughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-heughan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/sam-heughan-4526_book_it-s-hard-to-make-a-book-episodic-300773_3007732.jpg) > [A man will turn over half a library to make one book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/a-man-will-turn-over-half-a-library-to-make-one-book/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/samuel-johnson-50_book_a-man-will-turn-over-half-a-library-to-m_330301.png) > [“Hey Revision. You can be a pain but you do make Book better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buffy-andrews/hey-revision-you-can-be-a-pain-but-you-do-make-book-better/) [Buffy Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buffy-andrews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/buffy-andrews-15201_book_hey-revision-you-can-be-a-pain-but-you-d_103015.jpg) > [“The story can be great but the characters make the book”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-p-heinz/the-story-can-be-great-but-the-characters-make-the-book/) [R.P. Heinz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-p-heinz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/r-p-heinz-270920_book_the-story-can-be-great-but-the-character_3013508.jpg) > [No efforts of mine could avail to make the book easy reading.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-fisher/no-efforts-of-mine-could-avail-to-make-the-book-easy-reading/) [Ronald Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/319/ronald-fisher-14852_book_no-efforts-of-mine-could-avail-to-make-t_2568793.png) > [One of these days I'm-a make me a book out of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-collins/one-of-these-days-i-m-a-make-me-a-book-out-of-you/) [Billy Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/billy-collins-3004_book_one-of-these-days-i-m-a-make-me-a-book-o_1517221.png) > [There are so many ways to make a book or comic, but most involve doing something online.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-north/there-are-so-many-ways-to-make-a-book-or-comic-but-most-involve-doing/) [Ryan North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-north/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67e/ryan-north-7388_book_there-are-so-many-ways-to-make-a-book-or_590182.jpg) > [The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-greatest-part-of-a-writer-s-time-is-spent-in-reading-in-order-to-2/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34b/samuel-johnson-50_book_the-greatest-part-of-a-writer-s-time-is_727118.png) > [My favorite book is my next one. I’m always hoping to make my next book my best one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-willems/my-favorite-book-is-my-next-one-i-m-always-hoping-to-make-my-next/) [Mo Willems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-willems/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/mo-willems-25067_book_my-favorite-book-is-my-next-one-i-m-alwa_2004889.jpg) > [If you are going to make a book end badly, it must end badly from the beginning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-louis-stevenson/if-you-are-going-to-make-a-book-end-badly-it-must-end-badly-from-the/) [Robert Louis Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-louis-stevenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/robert-louis-stevenson-289_book_if-you-are-going-to-make-a-book-end-badl_2408205.jpg) > [I still try to make the "next" book my "best" book. I want to grip and move you in unexpected ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/i-still-try-to-make-the-next-book-my-best-book-i-want-to-grip-and/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d57/harlan-coben-847_book_i-still-try-to-make-the-next-book-my-bes_2911085.png) > [To make a book is as much a trade as to make a clock; something more than intelligence is required to become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-de-la-bruyere/to-make-a-book-is-as-much-a-trade-as-to-make-a-clock-something-more/) [Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-de-la-bruyere/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_book_to-make-a-book-is-as-much-a-trade-as-to_372857.png) > [“WHEN YOU'RE READING YOU SHOULD PRETEND YOU'RE REALLY THERE BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE THE BOOK MOR INTERESTING!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-downing-hahn/when-you-re-reading-you-should-pretend-you-re-really-there-because-it/) [Mary Downing Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-downing-hahn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/mary-downing-hahn-23586_book_when-you-re-reading-you-should-pretend-y_1460076.jpg) > [When I make a book, I make it for the child and not for the parent - no jokes in it for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-bruna/when-i-make-a-book-i-make-it-for-the-child-and-not-for-the-parent-no/) [Dick Bruna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-bruna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/dick-bruna-30694_book_when-i-make-a-book-i-make-it-for-the-chi_97206.png) > [For writers: If you polish a book too much, it'll be flat and shiny and smooth--and not too interesting. It's the little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-foster/for-writers-if-you-polish-a-book-too-much-it-ll-be-flat-and-shiny-and/) [Lori Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/lori-foster-4739_book_for-writers-if-you-polish-a-book-too-muc_2803176.png) > [When I was 8 years old, I made my own encyclopedia of American biography - Johnny Appleseed, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Daniel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brinkley/when-i-was-8-years-old-i-made-my-own-encyclopedia-of-american/) [Douglas Brinkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brinkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eca/douglas-brinkley-24076_biographies_when-i-was-8-years-old-i-made-my-own-enc_2431035.jpg) > [Every filmmaker knows that when you make a book into a movie, the first thing you have to do is kill the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-raimi/every-filmmaker-knows-that-when-you-make-a-book-into-a-movie-the/) [Sam Raimi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-raimi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/sam-raimi-17196_book_every-filmmaker-knows-that-when-you-make_602498.jpg) > [If you make a book which is little more than putting a television script on the page, and add a few pictures,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-starkey/if-you-make-a-book-which-is-little-more-than-putting-a-television/) [David Starkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-starkey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5e/david-starkey-4242_bad_if-you-make-a-book-which-is-little-more_2405647.png) > [Then one day I thought it would be wonderful to make a whole book, to make my text and my drawings together,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-bruna/then-one-day-i-thought-it-would-be-wonderful-to-make-a-whole-book-to/) [Dick Bruna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-bruna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82a/dick-bruna-30694_book_then-one-day-i-thought-it-would-be-wonde_2678821.png) > [When you're somebody who has the pretension to make art, it's completely different from when someone else says I want to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-gonzalez/when-you-re-somebody-who-has-the-pretension-to-make-art-it-s/) [Luis Gonzalez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-gonzalez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c8/luis-gonzalez-28767_art_when-you-re-somebody-who-has-the-pretens_816414.jpg) > [In a book, even the real bastards can't hurt you. And you can never loose a friend you make in a book.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/in-a-book-even-the-real-bastards-can-t-hurt-you-and-you-can-never/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bff/dean-koontz-118_book_in-a-book-even-the-real-bastards-can-t-h_221687.jpg) > [I like big books and I cannot lie. You other readers can’t deny That when a kid walks in with The Name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-c-hines/i-like-big-books-and-i-cannot-lie-you-other-readers-can-t-deny-that/) [Jim C. Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-c-hines/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/jim-c-hines-9962_age_i-like-big-books-and-i-cannot-lie-you-ot_111002.jpg) > [“Make your book of life a musical. Never abandon obligations, but have fun leaving behind a colorful legacy. Never allow anybody to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-kassem/make-your-book-of-life-a-musical-never-abandon-obligations-but-have/) [Suzy Kassem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-kassem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/suzy-kassem-596_book-of-life_make-your-book-of-life-a-musical-never-a_2769220.png) > [“Read a book, words by words, to find a story within and be amazed. Your heart will make that poor written book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-aksara/read-a-book-words-by-words-to-find-a-story-within-and-be-amazed-your/) [Adam Aksara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-aksara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c8/adam-aksara-30704_book_read-a-book-words-by-words-to-find-a-sto_926602.jpg) > [For myself, the only way I know how to make a book is to construct it like a collage: a bit of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-mantel/for-myself-the-only-way-i-know-how-to-make-a-book-is-to-construct-it/) [Hilary Mantel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-mantel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/hilary-mantel-440_book_for-myself-the-only-way-i-know-how-to-ma_1637064.jpg) > [Because...Beacause it's so good, and there's only one chance to read a book for the first time, and I want it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/because-beacause-it-s-so-good-and-there-s-only-one-chance-to-read-a/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/richelle-mead-46_book_because-beacause-it-s-so-good-and-there_1351774.jpg) > [I see how complicated it is to make a film and how many people are involved and I love the fact that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-zusak/i-see-how-complicated-it-is-to-make-a-film-and-how-many-people-are/) [Markus Zusak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-zusak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e40/markus-zusak-165_actors_i-see-how-complicated-it-is-to-make-a-fi_47589.png) > [“You, the reader, make the book, but the book does not in itself exist between these decomposing covers. You read the script,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-henderson/you-the-reader-make-the-book-but-the-book-does-not-in-itself-exist/) [Jason Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-henderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/535/jason-henderson-85154_book_you-the-reader-make-the-book-but-the-boo_789555.jpg) > [“Even when you do nothing, you are doing something. Be aware of your decisions and what they mean for the book you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/armand-mevis/even-when-you-do-nothing-you-are-doing-something-be-aware-of-your/) [Armand Mevis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/armand-mevis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d6/armand-mevis-169646_book_even-when-you-do-nothing-you-are-doing-s_1219500.jpg) > [“Someone said to me," Make a book title digestible." I’ll start: Curry Potter and the Sorcerer's Sauce.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aron-micko-h-b/someone-said-to-me-make-a-book-title-digestible-i-ll-start-curry/) [Aron Micko H.B](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aron-micko-h-b/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc2/aron-micko-h-b-72085_book_someone-said-to-me-make-a-book-title-dig_1746598.jpg) > [A long time ago, I had an idea to make a book for preschoolers who had older siblings who were going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-rae-perkins/a-long-time-ago-i-had-an-idea-to-make-a-book-for-preschoolers-who-had/) [Lynne Rae Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-rae-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a4/lynne-rae-perkins-13062_book_a-long-time-ago-i-had-an-idea-to-make-a_2204715.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-book/#itemlist", "name": "Make Book Quotes", "numberOfItems": 31, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's hard to make a book episodic.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sam Heughan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-heughan/it-s-hard-to-make-a-book-episodic/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/sam-heughan-4526_book_it-s-hard-to-make-a-book-episodic-300773_3007732.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/sam-heughan-4526_book_it-s-hard-to-make-a-book-episodic-300773_3007732.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/sam-heughan-4526_book_it-s-hard-to-make-a-book-episodic-300773_3007732.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's hard to make a book episodic.” — Sam Heughan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A man will turn over half a library to make one book.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Samuel Johnson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/a-man-will-turn-over-half-a-library-to-make-one-book/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/samuel-johnson-50_book_a-man-will-turn-over-half-a-library-to-m_330301.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/samuel-johnson-50_book_a-man-will-turn-over-half-a-library-to-m_330301.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/samuel-johnson-50_book_a-man-will-turn-over-half-a-library-to-m_330301.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A man will turn over half a library to make one book.” — Samuel Johnson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Hey Revision. 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