Always believe Quote by John Boyne

I don't think anyone will believe me, but I've never been pressured by a publisher to churn out a book.

— Michael Connelly

I'm not an overnight success. My early publishing history, through my first five books, was unfortunate in many respects, typified by a couple of…

— John Lescroart

I became a writer because I love books, and I believe in their power.

— Deb Caletti

I still believe in stories. I still forget myself when I am in the middle of a good book. Books are for me, it…

— Diane Setterfield

I've been very lucky. There were times when I was afraid I would never sell another book, but I never doubted I'd write another…

— George R. R. Martin

I had wanted to be a writer for a very long time, and I had started a lot of books and failed to finish…

— Leigh Bardugo

I had, like any other young novelist, started out by believing the difficult thing was to get published and that, once you managed that,…

— Mordecai Richler

My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.

— Wilbur Smith

I had written a book. For various reasons, the publishing industry had decided that my book was going to be 'important.' The novel had…

— Akhil Sharma

I finished my first book seventy-six years ago. I offered it to every publisher on the English-speaking earth I had ever heard of. Their…

— George Bernard Shaw

I came into book publishing without any particular impulse to be in book publishing.

— Michael Korda

As a writer, I first felt successful before I was published.

— Patrick Rothfuss