Baby Quote by George Bernard Shaw

I never can understand how two men can write a book together; to me that's like three people getting together to have a baby.

— Evelyn Waugh

“Writing a book is like raising a child, the only difference is you don’t have the fucking part in writing a book.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

That's the magic of books. They're never quite the same for any two people. When you read one, you automatically make it your own.

— Janette Rallison

A book is a collaboration between the one who reads and what is read and, at its best, that coming together is a love…

— Siri Hustvedt

My point here, young couples, is that baby-having is extremely serious business, and you probably don't have the vaguest idea what you're doing, as…

— Dave Barry

I actually have two children now, and sometimes I wonder if that's it. Because they do make writing and directing more complicated and more…

— Diablo Cody

Completing a book, it's a little like having a baby.

— John le Carre

I'm disappointed by well-written novels that only deal with two or three people.

— Ann Patchett

I think with every writer there are two people there.

— Hugh Leonard

Most every book I bring into the world is like birthing a baby; it's a lot of effort!

— Barbara Kingsolver

I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but…

— Jackie Collins

It's fascinating to imagine two successful writers in one house. But when you think about it, it isn't very unusual. In fact, so many…

— Heidi Julavits