Book Quote by Bryan Lee O'Malley

I think one of the hardest things about doing a book in the first person is that to a certain extent each day, when…

— Anna Quindlen

I like to pretend that each book is my first one and last one, because it takes a tremendous amount of energy to do…

— Jan Brett

As if there's a world that exists that you're semi-privy to yet can't quite penetrate - that's how it feels when you're starting a…

— Rebecca Miller

When you start off with your first book, people assume that you're like all the characters in the book - and it does complicate…

— Irvine Welsh

Whenever I start a new book, I think, 'This is the most interesting subject of all time. It's sad, I'll never enjoy writing another…

— Gretchen Rubin

I try not to let myself get too wrapped up in the image of whatever my books have become in the outside world.

— Sally Rooney

When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.

— Thomas Perry

I begin each book with a challenge to myself.

— Laura Lippman

Every time I write a new book, I want to push myself to try something different.

— Lauren Myracle

I feel like every time I start up, it's like a truck you have to get into 15th gear, so you very solely crank…

— Chad Harbach

I feel like every time I start up, it's like a truck you have to get into 15th gear, so you very solely crank…

— Chad Harbach

I always feel that the book I'm working on is my last book.

— Lorrie Moore