Books Quote by Karin Slaughter

Part of my function as a writer is to dream awake. And that usually happens. If I sit down to write in the morning,…

— Stephen King

The idea for a book usually bubbles up from my sub-conscious when I am drifting off to sleep. Each one has started as a…

— Marie Bradby

When I am near the end of a book, I have to sleep in the same room with it.

— Joan Didion

You don't realize what a strain it is on the nerves to write or think-of-writing all day long, and to sleep full of nervous…

— Jack Kerouac

My desk is right next to my bed. So I sit on my bed. I write in a big notebook which is on the…

— Ruskin Bond

Why sleep when there are books to read.

— Tahereh Mafi

I used to write in bed, starting when I woke up. I believe that creative work comes from our subconscious mind, so I try…

— Marian Keyes

I don't really like to write at a desk. I like to write when driving in a car. ... Once you're working on it,…

— Paul Simon

It's when you've stopped writing and are doing other things, especially when you're asleep, that the real work is done.

— Robert Harris

After the editing room, I go and take a nap. I'm not in the practice of writing, and I feel like I'm flabby, and…

— Tamara Jenkins

When I'm writing I don't dream much; it's like the dreaming gets used in the writing.

— Anonymous

I write at all different times. I write in my bed, I write at the table. I need to get it together. I'm working…

— Lena Dunham