Writing A Book Quotes

143 quotes by 131 authors

• When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another thing.… — Mario Batali
• Anybody who likes writing a book is an idiot. Because it's impossible; it's like having a homework assignment every stinking day until it's done. And… — Lewis Black
• Doctoral training is devoted almost entirely to learning to do research, even though most Ph.Ds who enter academic life spend far more time teaching than… — Derek Bok
• A man would never get the notion of writing a book on the peculiar situation of the human male. — Simone de Beauvoir
• If you're running a 26-mile marathon, remember that every mile is run one step at a time. If you are writing a book, do it… — Charles R. Swindoll
• Sugar Ray and talked about doing some articles together or writing a book together but dealing with Sugar Ray was a lot like fighting him.… — Dick Schaap
• Remember, don't start trying to relax; that is the most absurd thing in the world. And there are many stupid people writing books about relaxation.… — Rajneesh
• Ten years from now I plan to be sitting here, looking out over my land. I hope I'll be writing books, but if not, I'll… — John Grisham
• On the day my daughter was born, I started writing a book for her. The plan was that, over the course of her life, I'd… — Brad Meltzer
• When I began my career as a cosmologist some twenty years ago, I was a convinced atheist. I never in my wildest dreams imagined that… — Frank J. Tipler
• Writing books is certainly a most unpleasant occupation. It is lonesome, unsanitary, and maddening. Many authors go crazy. — H. L. Mencken
• Playing a flute is like writing a book. You're telling what's in your heart...It's easier to play if it's right from your heart. You get… — Eddie Cahill
• I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry about things that… — Laurell K. Hamilton
• It was a wonderful time to be young. The 1960s didn't end until about 1976. We all believed in Make Love Not War - we… — Margot Kidder
• Have more than one idea on the go at any one time. If it's a choice between writing a book and doing nothing I will… — Geoff Dyer
• I believe myself to be writing a book on economic theory which will largely revolutionize - not, I suppose, at once but in the course… — John Maynard Keynes
• Writing books for me is anyway much like a military campaign. I confess to fighting my way through with military metaphors. There is a strategy,… — James Hillman
• 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
• I am writing a book and that takes third place of importance. — John Entwistle
• Writing a book isn’t an easy process nor is it always enjoyable, but it is one of life’s most satisfying achievements. — Guy Kawasaki

Who Wrote These Writing A Book Quotes

131 authors contributed a total of 143 Writing A Book Quotes, led by these top contributors:

• 3 Writing A Book Quotes by Elmore Leonard
• 3 Writing A Book Quotes by Salman Rushdie
• 2 Writing A Book Quotes by Annie Dillard
• 2 Writing A Book Quotes by Donald Miller
• 2 Writing A Book Quotes by Neil Gaiman
• 2 Writing A Book Quotes by Mark Haddon
• 2 Writing A Book Quotes by John Grisham
• 2 Writing A Book Quotes by Norman Mailer
• 2 Writing A Book Quotes by George Orwell
• 2 Writing A Book Quotes by Michael Morpurgo
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Shirley Jackson
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Jhumpa Lahiri
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Neil Jordan
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Peter Singer
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by John Entwistle
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Johnny Vegas
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Chris Kyle
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Steven Wright
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Guy Kawasaki
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Terry Pratchett
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Groucho Marx
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Laurence Housman
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Shereen El Feki
• 1 Writing A Book Quote by Winston Churchill
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