Books Quote by Jane Smiley

Every time I start a new novel, it seems like an impossible undertaking. If I tried to do too much too quickly, I would…

— Louis Sachar

Every time I start on a new book, I am a beginner again. I doubt myself, I grow discouraged, all the work accomplished in…

— Simone de Beauvoir

I've started lots of books, but it's hard for me to finish them.

— Harmony Korine

The process of writing a novel is like taking a journey by boat. You have to continually set yourself on course. If you get…

— Walter Mosley

I knew I wanted to write novels, but I could not finish what I started. The closer I got, the more ways I'd find…

— Steven Pressfield

When you get ready to write your novel, outline it first. There's nothing worse than getting halfway through and realizing you've painted yourself in…

— Janet Evanovich

The beginning of a book is always the hardest part for me. I'm a Chapter 3 kind of writer, which means I naturally start…

— Kami Garcia

I've realized that with each novel I seem to set out a kind of puzzle for myself. And I am never sure in the…

— Laurie Foos

It is so much hard work writing your first novel. You're not even sure that it is possible to do.

— Asa Larsson

I like to think that each book I start is a completely new departure But I’ve learned that whatever you do, readers will have…

— Ian Mcewan

Writing a novel that works is an extremely difficult thing to do. It requires a level of skill and dedication that always surprises me.

— Bret Easton Ellis

Most books germinate within you for a long time before they are ready to come out. I wrote several drafts of the novel over…

— Pankaj Mishra