First Book Quotes

150 quotes by 130 authors

I hate sequels. They're never as good as the first book. — Connie Willis
In waiting for the glorious moment of that first book contract, writers must have giant reservoirs of patience. Yet they must persevere because they don't… — Ron Chernow
The first book is the book you have to write to get back at your parents; the book you always had in you. Once you… — Shirley Jackson
The best advice on writing was given to me by my first editor, Michael Korda, of Simon and Schuster, while writing my first book. 'Finish… — Dominick Dunne
I never abandoned either forms or freedom. I imagine that most of what could be called free verse is in my first book. I got… — Howard Nemerov
The Nephilim was something I'd known about since I was really young. If you're familiar with the first book of the Bible, Genesis, you see… — Carl McCoy
I decided that now is the time to start doing the things that really interest me and I find important. It was in the 10… — Jared Diamond
My first book was the most successful debut novel in the U.K. ever and every one of my books has reached number one in the… — Kathy Reichs
After working as a journalist I went to a writing program at Johns Hopkins. It was interesting because it was neither journalistic nor historical, but… — Iris Chang
The first book we fall in love with shapes us every bit as much as the first person we fall in love with... — Laura Miller
I never imagined when I wrote my first book on Strauss that the unscrupulous elite that he elevates would ever come so close to political… — Shadia Drury
As soon as I finished the first book, I wrote a second, which I hope to sell this year, and I have just about finished… — Richard Helms
Silver-the first book of dreams — Kerstin Gier
My first book was rejected nine times. It turned out to be a best seller, Battle Cry? in 1953. — Leon Uris
I have been writing for 50 years and readers still read my first book from when I was in the Marine Corps. — Leon Uris
The dark night was the first book of poetry and the constellations were the poems. — Chet Raymo
Paul Otrembaâ€™s remarkable first book,Â The Currency,Â is an intriguing foray into lyricÂ epistemology that tries to come to ter ms with the implacable, paradox-ridden… — Michael Collier
The poems in Helena Mesaâ€™s virtuosic first book, Horse Dance Underwater, run with such speed, verve, and alacrity they leave you breathless, exhilarated, and transformed… — Michael Collier
In Courtney Moreno's In Case of Emergency the working class save the world and themselves. A wonderful first book! — Ali Liebegott
The first book that they gave me was Jeannie, a young teenager. I went on with her maybe ten books. — Dan DeCarlo

Who Wrote These First Book Quotes

130 authors contributed a total of 150 First Book Quotes, led by these top contributors: