Almighty Quote by Laurence Sterne

“[O]f all the several ways of beginning a book which are now in practice throughout the known world, I am confident my own way…

— Laurence Sterne

You need more than a beginning if you're going to start a book. If all you have is a beginning, then once you've written…

— Neil Gaiman

The last thing we decide in writing a book is what to put first.

— Blaise Pascal

I like to think that each book I start is a completely new departure But I’ve learned that whatever you do, readers will have…

— Ian Mcewan

The last thing that we find in making a book is to know what we must put first.

— Blaise Pascal

I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that's most vivid in my…

— Beverly Cleary

“First, you must read it, not as you read other books, but slowly and thoughtfully (that is why I made it very short) and…

— Peter Kreeft

Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.

— Ice Cube

The beginning of a book is always the hardest part for me. I'm a Chapter 3 kind of writer, which means I naturally start…

— Kami Garcia

I start each book when it's ready and never before.

— Alice Walker

With each book you write you have to learn how to write that book - so every time, you have to start all over…

— Dani Shapiro

I think when you first start out, you're writing books that are about your immediate place.

— Jami Attenberg