Books Quote by Pat Conroy

“If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the tools to write.”

— Stephen King

In order to write a book, it is necessary to sit down (or stand up) and write. Therein lies the difficulty.

— Edward Abbey

I find a lot of writing happens when you're not actually at the computer. So I carry a notebook.

— Noah Baumbach

I don't really like to just sit down at a computer and write, because that tends to be a little forced.

— Tom Green

I don't even own a computer. I write by hand then I type it up on an old manual typewriter. But I cross out…

— Paul Auster

If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write.

— Stephen King

I always write out of a need to read something, rather than a need to write something.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

There is absolutely no point in sitting down to write a book unless you feel that you must write that book, or else go…

— Robertson Davies

I think you often have that sense when you write--that if you can spot something in yourself and set it down on paper, you're…

— Nora Ephron

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”

— Stephen King

“LEACH: You write by hand and, famously, do not own a computer. Is there some kind of physical pleasure to be taken in writing…

— Wendell Berry

When I'm really plugged in I find it difficult to write. It's like digging a well. If you make a void, something moves in…

— Mohsin Hamid