Ask Quote by Norman Mailer

When I read it ["Tough Guys Don't Dance"], I don't wince, which is all I ever ask for a book I write.

— Norman Mailer

People always ask what a book is about, as if it has to be about something. I don't want to write books that lend…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

I write the best book that I can write each time.

— Karen Robards

When I write a book, I write a book for myself; the reaction is up to the reader. It's not my business whether people…

— Paulo Coelho

I believe that I improve with every book I write - most writers will probably tell you the same thing. I'm still learning my…

— David B. Coe

“We will never ask what a book means, as signified or signifier; we will not look for anything to understand i n i t…

— Anonymous

If you ask a living teacher a question, he will probably answer you. If you are puzzled by what he says, you can save…

— Anonymous

“I hate when people ask what a book is about. People who read for plot, people who suck out the story like the cream…

— J.R. Moehringer

It was amazing to me then, and still is, that so many people who wander into bookshops don't really know what they're after--they only…

— Mary Ann Shaffer

“Don't ask me about my book...read it. You will find what you need and what speaks to you in the depths or illusions of…

— Ina Brink

When people ask for book recommendations, I say this: Do some math. If you read one book every week for the rest of your…

— Anthony Doerr

Am I allowed to ask my book / whether it's true I wrote it?

— Pablo Neruda