Books Quote by John Braine

You may be able to write a novel, you may not. You will never know until you have worked very hard indeed and written…

— Ngaio Marsh

Much as I love stories, I think I'll only be satisfied with myself as a writer if I'm able to produce a novel that…

— Steve Almond

I have many writings that I would not like it if they were published.

— Shakira

Of course, to publish something, you have to write it, polish it, then hire out the line editing, copy editing and cover design. After…

— Ruth Glick

Since my first novel was rescued from a slush pile, it makes me sad that most publishing houses no longer accept unsolicited manuscripts. Nor…

— Katherine Paterson

Publishing is the final step in making a book; if I was afraid to publish one, I wouldn't write it in the first place.

— Charles Stross

I know important literary writers who can't get published.

— Frederick Busch

No, I can't write a novel. I don't have a story.

— Harry Enfield

For a while I never show anybody what I'm writing, and during that time I need the feeling that publishing is only an option.…

— Daniel Kehlmann

You won't find a publisher until you have written the book and you won't find the time till you sit down, stay down, and…

— Carol Drinkwater

I write the novels that are possible for me to write, not that ones I think will come across in a certain light.

— Rachel Kushner

To make it interesting and worth doing, writing a novel has to be a leap into the unknown. I have to be unsure if…

— Charles Palliser