Book Quote by Annie Dillard

The sensation of writing a book is the sensation of spinning, blinded by love and daring. It is the sensation of rearing and peering…

— Janet Burroway

The sensation of writing a book is the sensation of spinning, blinded by love and daring. It is the sensation of a stunt pilot's…

— Annie Dillard

As a grad student and later as a writer, I have found it hard to sustain the pure, almost erotic love of reading I…

— Elif Batuman

You cannot write a book unless it is totally inhabiting your imagination and you are totally engrossed with it. Which is a kind word…

— Kate Forsyth

Writing a book is incredibly pleasurable, but very solitary. You have total control, but sometimes that can drive you insane.

— Justin Halpern

Writers are naturally obsessed with books, the tangible artifacts of their labor. Even beyond the text, I love the physicality of books, the possibilities…

— Ken Liu

“Writing is enormously satisfying, a little difficult at times, but rewarding, especially when someone really loves the book - that is the ultimate joy.”

— A.H. Richardson

The act of writing is a way of tricking yourself into revealing something that you would never consciously put into the world. Sometimes I'm…

— Chuck Palahniuk

Because as any writer will tell you, an IDEA for a book is like falling in love, it's all wild emotion and headlong rush,…

— Ben H. Winters

My next book - each one while I'm working on it - dances in my mind and thrills me at every turn. If it…

— Yann Martel

“Nothing can compare to the feeling evoked by turning the page in a great book.”

— Aneta Cruz

Writing is an act of cherishing... It is an act of love.

— Julia Cameron