Books Quote by Guillermo Cabrera Infante

“People say that writers write for money. From my own experience that's not true. I write for me. I publish for money.”

— Greg Curtis

There are many people who say, 'I write for myself.' I think that if you write and publish, then you write for your readers,…

— Angeles Mastretta

Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who write books…

— Walter Benjamin

When people say they write for themselves, that's probably what they do. I will admit that I don't write for myself; I write to…

— Robert Cormier

“My definition of self-published: A printed work distributed by someone who believes more in sharing their story than making a fortune.”

— Giuseppe Bianco

As publishing has become less expensive, the urge to write my own self has become the opportunity to publish my own self. Everyone now…

— Gabriel Zaid

When you write a book for publication, you're writing it for other people to read.

— Jay Asher

Every writer, to some extent, writes about himself.

— Dario Argento

Whatever I write I publish. Because that's where the money is.

— Michael Ian Black

Write for pleasure and publish for money.

— Alexander Pushkin

If I haven't any talent for writing books or newspaper articles, well, then I can always write for myself.

— Anne Frank

“People always see me writing and ask me if they can read my writing. The answer is yes, after I publish it and they…

— Jarod Kintz