Book Quote by Michael Crichton

A good book isn't written, it's rewritten.

— Phyllis A. Whitney

Writing a book is like an unknown abyss, every time. Every book is different. Contrary to what unpublished writers think, it's horrible to have…

— Ethan Canin

The book really comes to life in the rewriting.

— Philip Roth

I rewrite my books many times before submitting them, and after my editor takes a look I wind up rewriting some more! It's a…

— Wendelin Van Draanen

Well, my book is written-let it go. But if it were only to write over again there wouldn't be so many things left out.…

— Mark Twain

People hate good books to be over. I wish I could write a 700-page book.

— Steve Earle

So my first book I had no experience having written a book, but each book is a little snapshot of who you are at…

— Chang-Rae Lee

Most writers write books that they wouldn't read. I ought to know; I've done it myself.

— Gore Vidal

But I begin to think the chief difficulty in writing a book must be to keep out what does not belong to it.

— George MacDonald

Good novels are not written, they're rewritten!

— Michael Crichton

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

The books I haven't written are better than the books other people have.

— Cyril Connolly