Books Quote by Khalifa Shavez

I think, to be a successful author, you've got to be part recluse and part show-off.

— Morris Gleitzman

I always grew up with the idea that in order to be a successful writer, I should have a book published.

— Leandra Medine

I certainly hope to be a great publisher, and if people want to love me, too, that's even better.

— Katharine Weymouth

I love an author the more for having been himself a lover of books.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

If you're going to publish a book, you probably are going to make a fool of yourself.

— Annie Dillard

I worked in publishing before I became an author, so I knew how a book gets made.

— Lauren Oliver

Like most authors, I also love to read.

— Aprilynne Pike

Obviously I don't have whatever it is you need to be a successful writer.

— Peter James

If you can get sexual attention and then (or therefore) succeed as a writer - or [fill in career blank] - that means you're…

— Cris Mazza

As an author, I love to know my book sells really well.

— Jay Asher

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

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

— Patrick Rothfuss