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title: "6 Sign Book Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [There ought to be some sign in a book about man, that the writer knows thoroughly one man at least.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-moore-colby/there-ought-to-be-some-sign-in-a-book-about-man-that-the-writer-knows/)

[Frank Moore Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-moore-colby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/frank-moore-colby-16494_book_there-ought-to-be-some-sign-in-a-book-ab_360263.jpg)

> [Who was it recently invented some machine that will enable her to sign a book from 5,000 miles away? Margaret Atwood. Get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-royle/who-was-it-recently-invented-some-machine-that-will-enable-her-to/)

[Nicholas Royle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-royle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/582/nicholas-royle-28479_arses_who-was-it-recently-invented-some-machin_1687299.jpg)

> [I take time with each person and try to remember them, especially if they're a repeater from another event. I know a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/i-take-time-with-each-person-and-try-to-remember-them-especially-if/)

[Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13f/sherrilyn-kenyon-25_book_i-take-time-with-each-person-and-try-to_2153134.jpg)

> [Whenever I sign books, I get this line over and over again from men: "I don't read fiction, but my wife does.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/siri-hustvedt/whenever-i-sign-books-i-get-this-line-over-and-over-again-from-men-i/)

[Siri Hustvedt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/siri-hustvedt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2a/siri-hustvedt-860_book_whenever-i-sign-books-i-get-this-line-ov_2423330.jpg)

> [“Harriet said, "You shouldn't have reminded me to sign that book, Peter." "Why ever not? Have you suddenly become bashful about your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paton-walsh/harriet-said-you-shouldn-t-have-reminded-me-to-sign-that-book-peter/)

[Jill Paton Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paton-walsh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/jill-paton-walsh-38453_books_harriet-said-you-shouldn-t-have-reminded_2552186.png)

> [Until I became a nurse, no one had ever asked me to sign a book contract. I had been writing for decades,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-amsterdam/until-i-became-a-nurse-no-one-had-ever-asked-me-to-sign-a-book/)

[Steven Amsterdam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-amsterdam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/steven-amsterdam-38205_book_until-i-became-a-nurse-no-one-had-ever-a_3188775.png)

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