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I talk to my readers on social networking sites, but I never tell them what the book is about. Writing is lonely, so from…

— Paulo Coelho

I write because I want to end my loneliness. Books make people less alone. That, before and after everything else, is what books do.…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

Novel writing is a kind of private pleasure, even if nothing comes of it in worldly terms.

— Barbara Pym

Writing a book is incredibly pleasurable, but very solitary. You have total control, but sometimes that can drive you insane.

— Justin Halpern

Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books ... I like to…

— Kanye West

I hate to write! But I love to talk, so I'm told that when people read my books, it like I'm there just talking…

— Steven Gundry

When I sit down to write, which is the essential moment in my life, I am completely alone. Whenever I write a book, I…

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

When you are writing a book, it feels as if you are simply concentrating on the world of the book and that whatever is…

— Salman Rushdie

I'm not one of those people that has to share personal experiences. That's not really the kind of writer I am. I'm a very…

— Joe Bonamassa

The act of writing is a way of tricking yourself into revealing something that you would never consciously put into the world. Sometimes I'm…

— Chuck Palahniuk

I have a Facebook page and a website. Beyond that, I'm actually a very private person. I'd rather see the focus on the books…

— Anita Shreve

Writing novels is where I'm most comfortable. It's a very intimate experience.

— Matthew Nable