Book Quote by Al Jaffee

“Could I write an autobiographical novel, I wonder? Can one make a book out of the very essence of one's self? Perhaps so, if…

— Vera Brittain

“The reason authors almost always put a dedication on a book is, because their selfishness even horrifies themselves in the end.”

— Stephen King

“Without the personal traumas, tribulations and ‘terribles’ that I have experienced throughout life, I wouldn’t have gained the information necessary to write this book…

— Emma James

I didn't write a book. It wasn't for self-enrichment.

— Linda Tripp

“I have never found a book that stressed the importance of myself as a caretaker of my ability, of staying healthy mentally and physically,…

— Andrew Loomis

“There was something about a book that inspired dedication and a swelling desire to possess it.”

— Kate Morton

“Dedicated to the memory of MY FATHER. For if I had not believed that he would have wished me to give such help as…

— Leonard Darwin

“I could not resist the clarity of the world in books, the incredibly satisfying way in which life became weighty and accessible. Books were…

— Frank Conroy

I never really wanted to write a book in the first place. Never intended to do such. I feel like I wasted a lot…

— Scarface

It would have been a hard year if I'd spent it berating myself for not working on the book.

— Emily Barton

That book taught me that by reading, I could live more intensely. It could give me back the sight I had lost. For that…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I would be honored if someone reads my books and it inspires them to write their own work.

— Alexandra Bracken