Book Quote by Alissa Quart

The biggest influence on my books was the fact that I had worked in a newspaper for so long. In a daily paper, you…

— Maeve Binchy

In a newspaper, you only have so much room. It teaches you the value of getting to the point, of not pampering yourself with…

— Mitch Albom

Readers want a good book; it's a writer's job to give it to them.

— Sylvia Day

I used to tell my writing students that they must write the books they wished they could come upon - because then the books…

— Anne Lamott

The best effect of any book is that it excites the reader to self activity.

— Thomas Carlyle

I try to use short sentences, short paragraphs and short chapters to keep the reader's interest.

— Nelson DeMille

“There are two motives for writing a book: one, that you may save what you know, the other, that you may share what you…

— Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

The lessons learned in journalism also apply. Writing for NPR has taught me to cut a piece in half and then in half again…

— Julianna Baggott

The thing I always tell my writing students - I'm not a full-time instructor, by any means, but periodically I've taught writing students -…

— Erik Larson

I think the greatest reward you get as a writer is finding that people who are reasonably receptive and intelligent have liked your book.

— Christopher Koch

Books don't change people; paragraphs do, Sometimes even sentences.

— John Piper

I'm not writing to encourage people to read my book or even books in general. That's not my job. My job is to write…

— Sally Rooney