Before Quote by Anthony Horowitz

I wanted to read immediately. The only fear was that of books coming to an end.

— Anonymous

Every book is vulnerable, and every book is nerve-wracking, but I've never been both so excited and terrified to have a book coming into…

— Nathan Englander

Only the nonreader fears books.

— Richard Peck

My greatest fear is being somewhere without a book.

— Patricia MacLachlan

Third books are a scary thing. They come with the weight of so much expectation, and I've been keenly aware of that.

— Leigh Bardugo

But it is the fear, not the writing that defeats me. Everything is not a masterpiece.

— Pearl Cleage

With each book, I'm trying to do something that terrifies me.

— Andrew Sean Greer

No one bothered reading the books and understanding - and again, I'm not being high-falutin' about it - but I think our books are…

— Avi Arad

So March: Book One was the first book I ever wrote. And it was the most terrifying process I've ever been through.

— Andrew Aydin

The first book you write because of the way it makes you feel. The second one you can't help but wonder how it's going…

— Kathryn Stockett

My main disappointment was always that a book had to end. And then what? But I don't think I was ever disappointed by the…

— Eudora Welty

I am very scared at the beginning of each book, because I've never written it before. I feel I have to teach myself how…

— Paul Auster