Bits Quote by John Steinbeck

No book I publish will be perfect, but I need to feel I've taken it as far as I can.

— Curtis Sittenfeld

I feel like the books that I'm reading at any given time will really help me with my work, because it's just more characters,…

— Ellie Bamber

I like looking at a book and asking myself, 'How do I replicate that experience I just had as a reader?'

— Jane Goldman

Writing a book for me, I expect, is very similar to the experience of reading the book for my readers.

— R. A. Salvatore

Whenever I write a novel, I have a strong sense that I am doing something I was unable to do before. With each new…

— Haruki Murakami

I want to write more books, see my first novel made into a film, fight more campaigns, work in more countries. I want to…

— Alastair Campbell

Every time I write a new book, I want to push myself to try something different.

— Lauren Myracle

I always feel very afraid as I work on books. It's just so hard to write a decent book!

— Jennifer Egan

I think I've written 40 books, and none of them have been heavy on action. I'm an introspective person.

— Lois Lowry

One of the things I've tried to do in my career is really write different kinds of books, so I'm able to broaden people's…

— Lauren Oliver

I really strive to bring something new to each book. I don't want to write the same book over and over again.

— Robert Crais

With books at least, the best experiences are not when you find what you were looking for, but when something quite different finds you,…

— Tim Parks