Any Quote by Antony Beevor

I'm finding myself increasingly attracted to literature that starts with pessimism as it's leading point and goes from there.

— Tom Burke

Pessimism is easy. We all can do it. We don't need to read books on how to be pessimists. We don't need guidance on…

— Rush Limbaugh

I am not alone in bearing grudges against reviewers who have doomed a book's chances because they've missed the point, the tone, everything.

— Ann Beattie

My early novels were written in quite a dark place. I stand by them, but I would never write them again. I think it…

— Matt Haig

You always hope a book's going to be a success. I don't think I've ever written a book thinking, 'This will be bad and…

— Ryan North

Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: 'What…

— Dani Shapiro

I was aware that there is an expectation that writers inevitably falter at this stage, that they fail to live up to the promise…

— David Guterson

I've always operated with a great deal of self-doubt. Every time I start a new book it's like, well, this one will destroy the…

— Dean Koontz

I don't think anyone will believe me, but I've never been pressured by a publisher to churn out a book.

— Michael Connelly

Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it becomes a…

— Anita Desai

I think one reason my books have found mainstream success is that they're written from a skeptical point of view.

— Dan Brown

People have one of two extreme reactions to my book. They either throw it across the room, or they rush out and buy 10…

— Louise Hay