Books Quote by Chila Woychik

“If you still don't like a book after slogging through the first 50 pages, set it aside. If you're more than 50 years old,…

— Nancy Pearl

“Give a book 50 pages. When you get to the bottom of Page 50, ask yourself if you're really liking the book… And if,…

— Nancy Pearl

“A really well-done first draft of a book bares your soul. The purpose of revision is so that everyone who reads the published version…

— James A. Owen

If you're 50 years old or younger, give every book about 50 pages before you decide to commit yourself to reading it, or give…

— Nancy Pearl

A novel which has been too much worked over often goes flat, and no amount of laborious revision can take the place of careful…

— Sheila Kaye-Smith

A book is not completed till it's read.

— Salman Rushdie

“That was a page read and turned over; I was busy now with this new page, and when the engine whistled on the grade,…

— Jack London

“There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.”

— Shannon L. Alder

“Writing books is a suicidal profession. No other demands as much time, as much work, as much dedication, by comparison with its immediate benefits.…

— Gerald Martin

It's important to over-deliver on the quality of the books as far as depth and content. It's not worth it to cut out 50…

— Ian Christe

“I'm writing a book. I'm almost finished. I numbered the pages. Now all I have to do is fill them in.”

— Steven Wright

“You’re going to turn the next page, because you still have hope. You hope there’s a little something more, and it’s nothing personal. People…

— Rory Harrison