Book Quote by David Guterson

I always feel very afraid as I work on books. It's just so hard to write a decent book!

— Jennifer Egan

When I finish a book, I always fear that I'll never write again. It takes a lot of time. You always think if you…

— Claire Messud

I fear dying in the middle of a book. It would be so annoying to write 80,000 words and not get to the end.…

— Anthony Horowitz

I'm always a bit disappointed when I've finished working on a book.

— Chris Van Allsburg

Each time, I think I'm never going to write another book. It never gets easier.

— Sarah Dessen

“I have no feeling of guilt regarding the books I have not read and perhaps will never read; I know that my books have…

— Alberto Manguel

“Now when people ask how I’m doing, I say that, as an American, I’m more worried than ever—but as a person, I’m doing okay.…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

You told us over and over that you don’t think you could live without books, but the ironic thing is, you’d probably die before…

— Wendelin Van Draanen

I wanted to read immediately. The only fear was that of books coming to an end.

— Anonymous

“There comes a time when you have to lay the book down, stop thinking, talking and planning, and start doing.”

— Karl Vaters

Ultimately, I'm in control of what's going on in the books, so I can back off, if it's scaring me too much.

— Karin Slaughter

With each book, I'm trying to do something that terrifies me.

— Andrew Sean Greer