Book Quote by Gerald Scarfe

I've never written a book before.

— Keith Emerson

I spent six years after my first novel and five years after my second without getting into a new book.

— Karl Ove Knausgard

I have a very short attention span, so books have never been my thing.

— Jason Jones

Haven't read a book for years - keep buying them and never getting round to reading them - I never seem to have the…

— Limahl

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

— Billy Bob Thornton

I've never actually even contemplated writing a book or having a book.

— Rob Machado

I take a very long time to write my books - from five to ten years.

— Svetlana Alexievich

I can write a book in probably three months.

— Stephen J. Cannell

How long does it take to write a good book? All of the years that you've lived.

— Edward Abbey

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

— Ted Bell

I've written books that have taken me fifteen years, from first sentence to last, and some that only take three or four months.

— Paul Auster

I always have at least one book with me. I try and read a book a month.

— Gus Kenworthy