Bits Quote by Alison McGhee

We had so much fun together as friends that I suggested we [with Kate DiCamillo] write a book together.

— Alison McGhee

“The lady who works in the grocery store at the corner of my block is called Denise, and she's one of America's great unpublished…

— Dave Gibbons

I was over at Alison's [McGhee], I think we were playing Scrabble. I remember we were both complaining - yeah, we sound like whiners…

— Kate DiCamillo

“We were supposed to be studying literature together. Instead I wanted to take her off the shelf, crack her open, and read the shit…

— Kendall Ryan

“Writing a book is like dating. It's exciting. It's dreamy. And after four years, I just want to end it.”

— Carole Radziwill

“Some stories are easy to follow, and easy to tell. There is an introduction, a twist, and a happily-ever-after. And when telling the story,…

— Andrea Tomić

“Finishing a book is bittersweet. You spend days getting to know the characters. Learning their nuances, their faults, their loves, their lives. They become…

— Whimsical Enlightenment

“So there we were. Once upon a time, during the storybook version of dating we'd gone through, I'd pretended that it was possible to…

— David Levithan

“She always told me, “When the world gives you a hard time, pick up a book and join another.”

— Abby Fabiaschi

“...stories want to be told. Stories have a power of their own ... you can't write a story until you've felt it. Breathed it…

— Angelica Banks

We're writing a book together. She just finished one. Did you read it? Among the Porcupines?

— Walter Matthau

“You're perfect for each other, she had insisted. "both of you act like you're already retired, always stuck at home reading books.”

— Azadeh Moaveni