Bliss Quote by Michael Chabon

Sequels are very rarely a good idea, and in any case, the success of the book changed my relationship with the club in some…

— Nick Hornby

I suppose sequels are inevitable for a writer of a certain age.

— John Updike

Great success breeds a lot of things, including sequels.

— Dwayne Johnson

The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an idea that I felt to be equal to the…

— Dean Koontz

I hate sequels. They're never as good as the first book.

— Connie Willis

The impossibility of a sequel ever recapturing everything - or anything - about its ancestor never stopped legions of writers from trying, or hordes…

— Paul Di Filippo

I was very fortunate that my first novel captivated the imaginations of so many readers who asked for a sequel. After that, one book…

— Jennifer Chiaverini

I am suspicious of writers who say their work is original and influenced by nobody. If it is, it is probably uninteresting. The biggest…

— Teju Cole

I did not want to write one of those sequels that famous first-book authors get into where everybody says, 'Oh yeah.'

— Robert M. Pirsig

Why not dream your own wonderful sequels? When you have finished a book, it can go on in your mind, the characters doing just…

— Marguerite Henry

It's tough to make a sequel that stands up to the original especially one that has, over the course of time, become a bit…

— Ruben Fleischer

I hate the idea of sequels. I think you should be able to do it in one book.

— Jane Gardam