First Book Quotes

150 First Book quotes by 130 unique authors

My very first book was a games collection of Anatoly Karpov. On the whole I was attracted by positonal play with some tactics, and already… — Vladimir Kramnik
But to the particular species of excellence men are directed, not by an ascendant planet or predominating humour, but by the first book which they… — Samuel Johnson
I wish I could go back and rewrite my first book, You Bright and Risen Angels; I could do a better job. But in the… — William T. Vollmann
Regarding R. H. Blyth: The first book in English based on the saijiki is R. H. Blyth's Haiku, published in four volumes from 1949 to… — Reginald Horace Blyth
Anthony Ryan is a new fantasy author destined to make his mark on the genre. His debut novel, Blood Song, certainly has it all: great… — Michael J. Sullivan
A second book that makes you rethink the first book is the Holy Grail of a series. — Holly Black
You never forget the books you loved as a kid. You never forget the poems you memorized, the first book you read until the cover… — Meg Medina
Very early in my life I took the question of the relation of art to truth seriously: even now I stand in holy dread in… — Friedrich Nietzsche
I got $30 from Nation magazine for a poem and $500 for my first book of poems. — Jim Harrison
That was the - It was an exciting time because it was as though I was sort of tied up in a paper bag or… — Robert McCloskey
A lot of writers that I know have told me that the first book you write, you write about your childhood, whether you want to… — Tea Obreht
I wrote for years before I was ever published, and I don't think I could ever stop. That said, I was also a veterinarian before… — James Rollins
My first book, 'The Age of Wire and String,' came out in 1995, and it was hardly reviewed at all. — Ben Marcus
The Chicken Soup for the Soul' books are the result of over 20 years of teaching seminars and giving speeches. The first book contains all… — Jack Canfield
I remember everyone telling me I had to think positive when I was writing my first book. If I believed I could do it, then… — Holly Black
I remember the first time I held my book, my first book in my hands. I cannot tell you how it moved me. — Jan Karon
When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book. — Mahmoud Darwish
I loved writing 'Two Brothers' more than anything else I have written. It's the first book I've written that I've always known I wanted to… — Ben Elton
My first book was the book that changed my life. — Stephen Ambrose
When I was on the bestseller list with the first book, everyone who knows me knows that every week it continued to be on the… — Dave Eggers

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