Contemplation Quote by Joshua Reynolds

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.

— Edward Gibbon

... as usual I am suffering much from doubt as to the worth of what I am doing and fear lest I may not…

— George Eliot

Your work should be in praise of what you love.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I like to co-author books to learn from those I write with.

— Dave Ulrich

Of all my books, I find only a few indispensible.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness.

— Kate DiCamillo

Throw yourself wholeheartedly into your work; the more you enjoy it, the better you get.

— Brian Tracy

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

Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as…

— William Faulkner

Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can.

— William Feather

I enjoy adapting my own work, or anybody's work. I like to adapt books.

— Joseph Wambaugh

Every book is a new journey. I never felt I was an expert on a subject as I embarked on a project.

— David McCullough