Awards Quote by Ian Rankin

Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: 'What…

— Dani Shapiro

Every time you finish a book, you have a terrible feeling that there's just never going to be another one. But fortunately, so far,…

— Salman Rushdie

I have SO many books I didn't sell. Some my agent rejected outright, others made it all the way to my editor to be…

— Sarah Dessen

I wanted my book to make people cry, but I feel like I'm the only person who my book is going to make cry,…

— David Shapiro

What's important to me is that all of my books are in print - and, in a way, that becomes the challenge, not winning…

— William Boyd

“Sell a million books - Very nice... Release a best seller - Amazing... Your book just makes one person smile, laugh or happy -…

— Jimmy Perrin

“Writing your book is not the end all of your strategy. It is a powerful catalyst that will push you to the top of…

— Kytka Hilmar-Jezek

If you really want a prize, or if you really want applause, you should try to write as many books as humanly possible.

— Junot Diaz

“Don't cry for publishers, paper books ain't dying.”

— Declan Conner

It's so exciting when a book catches traction you didn't even expect (or completely did expect!), and so frustrating when a book never quite…

— Danielle Dutton

I'm entirely of the mindset that when it comes to books, they've got to be paper.

— Akira Toriyama

Whenever I see an autobiography for sale in the book store i just flip to the about the author section. I'm like, "Done, next!"

— Demetri Martin