Ahead of time Quote by Anne Tyler

One of the things I have come up against time and again in my career is the notion that because a book is easy…

— Matthew Reilly

When I'm writing for a book, it's much more reflective process. I have certain things that may not translate well to the stage, but,…

— Paul Reiser

Each book has been different and has been challenging in its own way to write.

— Jean M. Auel

There is the myth that writing books for children is easier than writing books for grownups, whereas we know that truly great books for…

— Michael Morpurgo

I must warn you that the books I like are not necessarily the ones I think are the best. I like them for various…

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I try not to recommend too many books, frankly, because I think there's a certain synchronicity that happens when people discover books.

— James Redfield

So my first book I had no experience having written a book, but each book is a little snapshot of who you are at…

— Chang-Rae Lee

A book of mine is always a matter of fate. There is something unpredictable about the process of writing, and I cannot prescribe for…

— Carl Jung

A lot of the time writers are just sponges... for what's around them, and so books are helpful for focusing your mind and literally…

— Marcus Mumford

Books, to the reading child, are so much more than books-they are dreams and knowledge, they are a future, and a past.

— Esther Meynell

The most difficult book I wrote was the fourth in a series of linked children's books. It was like pulling teeth because the publisher…

— Mark Haddon

For me, writing for kids is harder because they're a more discriminating audience. While adults might stay with you, if you lose your pacing…

— Rick Riordan