Awful Quote by Douglas Adams

Nobody has time to write a book. Some people just do it anyhow.

— Sharyn McCrumb

It takes a heap of loafing to write a book.

— Gertrude Stein

It's hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long.

— Jonathan Ames

Writing takes a lot of patience. It usually takes me a year to write a book. One time, it took me 14 years to…

— Avi

It takes a long time to publish a book.

— Kenneth Koch

Usually it takes me about nine to 12 months to write a book.

— Jerry Spinelli

Typically, a book takes me about a year to write.

— Ted Bell

Writing books takes a long time, and one thing a writer must do is learn to live with his or her project.

— Charles Bock

Usually, I would mistrust a book if it took that long to write. Usually, if it isn't done in two years, I suspect there's…

— John Burnside

There's no reason you should write any novel quickly.

— John Irving

It takes me a long time writing books. It takes me about five years to write a book, and when I'm done, the last…

— Naomi Klein

I never wanted to write a book, and people have asked me for years to do it.

— Billy Bob Thornton