Published Quotes

494 quotes by 449 authors

There were about ten years of trying, failing, trying again, suffering rejection, etc. My first published book, 'Story of a Girl', was the fourth book… — Sara Zarr
Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published. I wrote four novels that nobody wanted, sent them out all over,… — Jerry Spinelli
If somebody says your story is only published because you look nice in the photo, that maybe spurs you on to write. — Nell Freudenberger
The fact that there are so many weak, poor and boring stories and novels written and published in America has been ascribed by our rebels… — Saul Bellow
I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component… — Brian Aldiss
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory. — Ben Jonson
Occasionally projects just take off unexpectedly, sometimes you can work away at sketches and ideas for years before they are published. There are a number… — John Howe
So the news that divorced fathers are to be denied a legal right to a relationship with their children, in the long overdue review of… — Louis de Bernieres
I'd pretty much given up hope of being published, so I just wrote the book I wanted to read. — Kate Morton
My literary career kicked off in 1956 when, as a resident of Swansea, South Wales, I published my first novel, 'Lucky Jim. — Martin Amis
To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all. A message from the… — Aleister Crowley
In 1980, I published my first novel, in the usual swirl of unjustified hope and justified anxiety. — Julian Barnes
We've been hearing about the death of the novel ever since the day after Don Quixote was published. — Jay McInerney
I think new writers everywhere need opportunities to get published. — Greg Egan
The only book by a modern president that bears serious comparison with Obama's 'Dreams From My Father' is Jimmy Carter's short campaign autobiography, 'Why Not… — Jonathan Raban
One survey that I saw that was published I think in Variety or Electronic Media within the last three weeks says that now the average… — Robert Waterman McChesney
What I feel bad about is not having published very much in the last few years. — Ben Nicholson
I had a great time investigating the pigments of different mutant fruit flies by following experimental protocols published in Scientific American, and I also remember… — Paul Nurse
I have been writing poetry since 1975. My first poetry book was published in 1986. — Taslima Nasrin
Certainly one of the surprising truths of having a book published is realizing that your book is as open to interpretation as an abstract painting.… — Marisha Pessl

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