Beginning Quote by Irvine Welsh

“unlike in the movies, there is no THE END sign flashing at the end of books. When I’ve read a book, I don’t feel…

— Anonymous

“I have tried so to write the first chapter that those who can't bear such a story will see at once what they are…

— C.S. Lewis

“If you don't see the book you want on the shelf, write it.”

— Beverly Cleary

“I just wrote a book. But don't go and buy it yet, because I don't think it's finished.”

— Lawrence Welk

“We never end up with the book we began writing. Characters twist it and turn it until they get the life that is perfect…

— C.K. Webb

Every time you finish something ... you figure you've finally learned to write, right? Then you start something else and it turns out you…

— Grace Paley

“books, i think, are a different kind of time machine. instead of reminding you of a lost world, they create one for you. more…

— Neil Peart

“There's a very thin line that separates readers and writers. You make a leap over that line when there’s a book you want to…

— Alice Hoffman

When I am writing, I focus one hundred percent on my writing. Then, by the time I'm half way through the book, I'm already…

— Anita Desai

I like in books when we start the book and you really don't know how it's going to turn out.

— Cassandra Clare

I finally get to the place where the book has matured in my mind and I can hardly wait to start writing it. Then…

— Stephen J. Cannell

“Just like so many things in life, the secret to writing a book is just sticking with it. Put in the time and eventually…

— Jeffrey Littorno