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> [Books are like your children. They take nine months to write; the manuscript weighs six pounds and...you send them out into the world and hope that some day they'll send back money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edna-buchanan/books-are-like-your-children-they-take-nine-months-to-write-the/)

[Edna Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edna-buchanan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/edna-buchanan-27044_book_books-are-like-your-children-they-take-n_604954.png)

> [When you start writing a picture book, you have to write a manuscript that has enough language to prompt the illustrator to get his or her gears running, but then you end up having to cut it out because you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-handler/when-you-start-writing-a-picture-book-you-have-to-write-a-manuscript/)

[Daniel Handler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-handler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f55/daniel-handler-1043_any_when-you-start-writing-a-picture-book-yo_3111742.jpg)

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