Book Quote by Anonymous

“Publishing a book is like being pregnant. By the end, you're just ready to get that baby out!”

— Carmen DeSousa

You won't find a publisher until you have written the book and you won't find the time till you sit down, stay down, and…

— Carol Drinkwater

“There was something calming in the reticence of all those books, their willingness to wait years, decades even, for the right reader to come…

— Nicholas Carr

“This is how it happens: you spend your life reading, reading, and reading more, waiting, waiting, and waiting for something to be incredible. Each…

— Chris Pavone

One of the saddest things about publishing is how quickly it ages what it touches. The frenzy involved in getting books on shelves, and…

— Walter Kirn

“Every book has to wait for the right time to be read and understood.”

— Kamand Kojouri

“Just like so many things in life, the secret to writing a book is just sticking with it. Put in the time and eventually…

— Jeffrey Littorno

It takes a long time to publish a book.

— Kenneth Koch

Every book in the world is out there waiting to be read by me.

— Roberto Bolano

“Beginning a new book is always a test of my expectations. The turn of a single page can lift me up or ruin me…

— Kim Hotzon

“Books, including those written by famous authors, may sit unread on forgotten shelves, attracting dust rather than readers’ attention.”

— Mouloud Benzadi

“A book gets rejected because it's not ready to be published.”

— Gina Nahai