Write Books Quotes

129 Write Books quotes by 117 unique authors

As far back as I remember, long before I could write, I had played at making stories. But not until I was seven or more,… — Ellen Glasgow
If I were a better artist, I'd be a painter, and if I were a better writer, I'd write books.. but I'm not, so I… — Charles M. Schulz
People say I don't write books, I make Christmas presents. — Bryce Courtenay
When I was starting out, I did not do short fiction well, because I kept wanting to write books. — Elizabeth Moon
I live making comics. Comics is an industrial art but less suffering, because comics are for young people who are more adventurous. I do that.… — Alejandro Jodorowsky
I write books, I write for comic books, I give lectures... I live. And when the opportunity comes to do a picture, I do a… — Alejandro Jodorowsky
Do we write books so that they shall merely be read? Don't we also write them for employment in the household? For one that is… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
My life's goal is not to write books; my life's goal is to know God better today. The neat thing about a goal like that… — Anne Graham Lotz
To write books is to have a certain relation with original sin. For what is a book if not a loss of innocence, an act… — Emile M. Cioran
I think people would actually be surprised by what we put out. Unfortunately the shadow that the original founders cast was that they were just… — Todd McFarlane
I'm often asked how I write books, but I don't think my approach is suitable for everyone. If I walked into a creative writing class,… — Ian Rankin
I don't write literary fiction - I write books that are entertaining, but are also, I hope, well-constructed and thoughtful and funny and have things… — Jennifer Weiner
You may well ask me why...I took the time to write [books]. I can only reply that I do not know. There was no why… — George Bernard Shaw
I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me. — William Landay
Most books are about aspects of human knowledge - Few people write books about human ignorance, despite the fact that there would be much more… — Piero Scaruffi
Why do I write books? Why do I think? Why should I be passionate? Because things could be different, they could be made better. — Zygmunt Bauman
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don't like to read. — Barbara Mertz
I do other sorts of things. I act in other people's movies. I direct operas. I write books. — Werner Herzog
Being a journalist is good if you want to write books: it teaches you to get beyond the blank screen. My books have been described… — Sophie Kinsella
I've never written a children's book, but when people meet me for the first time and I say I write books, they invariably reply, 'Children's… — Sophie Kinsella
Fame, money and the size of the market are not very important to me. What is, is writing a book that is worth doing and… — Aidan Chambers
It was easy to believe, between lessons on Shakespeare and Dickens and Austen, that all of the great stories had already been written by dead… — Ally Carter
I am really impressed by lawyers who write books and tell us that they never lost a case. Most lawyers who have never lost a… — Floyd Abrams
Before I left the 'Star' last year to write books full-time, I welcomed catastrophe. It was material. Missed planes, broken pipes, dead lawns, digestive disorders,… — Linwood Barclay
As a writer, it's disheartening to write books that you pour your soul into and not have them distributed widely enough to find their audience. — Sylvia Day

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