Your Book Quotes
102 Your Book quotes by 87 unique authors
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What doesn't kill you only makes your book longer.
— Anthony Kiedis
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Failing is not a disgrace unless you make it the last chapter of your book.
— Jack Hyles
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A television picture or a movie might be lost forever, but your book is waiting.
— Louis L'Amour
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You have to surrender to your mediocrity, and just write. Because it's hard, really hard, to write even a crappy book. But it's better to…
— Cheryl Strayed
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You can't really give away anything in your book ... should be exciting, it's my life, and I'm a cool and exciting guy.
— Usain Bolt
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. . . I wrote a letter to Thomas Pynchon asking, Can I have your permission to try to make an [adaptation] of your book?…
— Laurie Anderson
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An editor who is a mentor, advisor, and psychiatrist. Don't kid yourself-a good editor will make your book better.
— Guy Kawasaki
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Sometimes you just have to turn the page to realize there's more to your book of life than the page you're stuck on. Stop being…
— Trent Shelton
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Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: 'What about…
— Dani Shapiro
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Having your book edited is like watching your cat being operated on. It's uncomfortable and someone is probably going to get hurt. Most likely the…
— Jenny Lawson
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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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If you write chick lit, and if you're a New Yorker, and if your book becomes the topic of pop-culture fascination, the paper might make…
— Jennifer Weiner
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People are lonely. They want company and your book can provide them company and a little bit of hope. And there's nothing wrong with that.
— Donald Miller
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There are no taboos. Every topic is open, however shocking. It is the way that the topics are handled that's important, and that applies whether…
— Robert Cormier
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Every time you hear someone read your book and liked your book, you're never sure whether that's going to follow with a similar remark from…
— Joshua Ferris
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As a writer, you live in such isolation. It's hard to imagine your book has a life beyond you.
— Ann Brashares
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I've heard people on panels say, 'You must have a Web site. You need to tweet. Repeat the title of your book constantly,' and I…
— Maureen Johnson
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Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special.
— Veronica Roth
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It's such a thrill when an adult comes up to me and says, 'I read your book as a child and really loved it.' That's…
— Katherine Paterson
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Giving your book to Hollywood is like turning your daughter over to a pimp,
— Tom Clancy
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One of my rigid goals is to keep each book under 300 pages because I think so much nonfiction is literally weighty that people don't…
— Thomas Cahill
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Your life is like a book. The title page is your name, the preface your introductions to the world. The pages are a daily record…
— Grenville Kleiser
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What to do Before Your Book Launch is the new invaluable tool for writers. There is so much to know and now it’s all in…
— Julie Klam
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When you broadcast your book reading voluntarily, it creates moments of fascinating serendipity.
— Clive Thompson
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Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?
— Kate DiCamillo
Who Wrote These Your Book Quotes
87 authors contributed a total of 102 Your Book Quotes, led by these top contributors: