Book Quote by Jay Taylor

“I am glad I have found a readership, but one can't write only what is likely to sell. A writer is not a shopkeeper. ”

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

“Book-writing is always much easier in other people's lives.”

— Tibor Fischer

“I write because I have a meaningful message to deliver, not a book to sell.”

— Ramona Matta

“It's great being a part time writer. If you sell books you're a success. But if you don't sell any then all you have…

— Aaron T Knight

“Don't write for the market or for others. Write what you know, love and above all, write what you would love to read.”

— Mark Rubinstein

“If writing a book were easy everyone would be doing it. Oh, wait, everyone is.”

— Simone Pond

“Writing books can be a tricky business when you have no fucking idea what you’re doing.”

— Nathan Rabin

“I've come to the realization that I really only want to write books that maybe I can't write.”

— Markus Zusak

“Writing is easy. Writing well is hard work.”

— Amy Joy

“There's a book in you that only you can write.”

— Chris Baty

“The hard fact is that writing is available to readers because of market factors as much as particular writing talent.”

— Sara Sheridan

“Why does everyone want to be a writer? It is because every person wants to feel that they have something of value to say.”

— Margie B. Klein