Best Writing A Book Words
143 Writing A Book quotes by 131 unique authors
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When you're writing a book, you don't want it to be overly trendy because you want people to enjoy it for years and refer back…
— Lauren Conrad
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The sensation of writing a book is the sensation of spinning, blinded by love and daring. It is the sensation of a stunt pilot's turning…
— Annie Dillard
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I think every professor and writer is in some way an exhibitionist because his or her normal activity is a theatrical one. When you give…
— Umberto Eco
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I worked at magazines for over 10 years before I even thought of writing a book.
— Dave Eggers
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I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in my innocence, I thought they'd be easier.
— Mark Haddon
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I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
— Bell Hooks
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Well I've been writing books. So that, by its nature, is kind of a solitary occupation. And from time to time I have research help,…
— Caroline Kennedy
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Really, when I write a book I'm the only one I have to please. That's the beauty of writing a book instead of a screenplay.
— Elmore Leonard
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A friend of mine who is in the publishing business knew I was writing a book, and he said, 'Have you said anything yet about…
— Elmore Leonard
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Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.
— Norman Mailer
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The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving a child and having a baby made in a test…
— Norman Mailer
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I knew that, when writing a book, you're not constrained by a budget. You're not constrained by what you can do, in terms of the…
— George R. R. Martin
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No matter how many times people say it - 'Oh, I'm just writing this for myself' 'Oh, I'm just doing this for myself' - nobody's…
— Steve Martin
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Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a…
— Bette Midler
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I'm clearly most well known for my music. Eventually, ultimately, I'll be writing books. I'm still writing articles now. I just consider myself a writer.
— Alanis Morissette
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Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.
— Michael Morpurgo
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There is the myth that writing books for children is easier than writing books for grownups, whereas we know that truly great books for children…
— Michael Morpurgo
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Writing books is fun because after I do a show for a couple hours, I'm in a bus for 22 hours. It's not hard for…
— Willie Nelson
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When I'm writing a book, sentence by sentence, I'm not thinking theoretically. I'm just trying to work out the story from inside the characters I've…
— Salman Rushdie
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When I'm writing books, something weird happens; and the result is the books contain a large amount of what you could call 'supernaturalism.' As a…
— Salman Rushdie
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When you are writing a book, it feels as if you are simply concentrating on the world of the book and that whatever is happening…
— Salman Rushdie
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I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy…
— Richard Russo
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I don't think there's much point in bemoaning the state of the world unless there's some way you can think of to improve it. Otherwise,…
— Peter Singer
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I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.
— Steven Wright
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Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one…
— George Orwell
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