Book Quote by Danzy Senna

My books don't seem to belong to me after I have once written them; and I find myself delivering opinions about them as if…

— George Eliot

I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in the book?'…

— Irvine Welsh

I believe that it is my job not only to write books but to have them published. A book is like a child. You…

— Anonymous

As a writer, you live in such isolation. It's hard to imagine your book has a life beyond you.

— Ann Brashares

Some people don't like my fiction, because they prefer the nonfiction. But moving around keeps the work fresh for me and, hopefully, for my…

— Colson Whitehead

With the story of your life, you dont get to write the whole book, just your character.

— Olivia Munn

Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the…

— E. L. Doctorow

The point really is that a writer tends to write a book that he or she tends to write. It's as simple as that.…

— Vikram Seth

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is…

— E. L. Doctorow

The whole purpose of writing a book is to be understood - if other people write about you, they try to guess why you…

— Berry Gordy

And that's why books are never going to die. It's impossible. It's the only time we really go into the mind of a stranger,…

— Paul Auster

I think books are just a great ticket to get you outside of yourself. You can not be you for a second and live…

— Dan Mangan