Argument Quote by Patricia Highsmith

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

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 Contrary to what unpublished writers think, it's horrible to have…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

I always grew up with the idea that in order to be a successful writer, I should have a book published.

— Leandra Medine

If there's a book that you want to read,but hasn't been written yet,then you must write it.

— Toni Morrison

Books aren't written - they're rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn't…

— Michael Crichton

When you write a book for publication, you're writing it for other people to read.

— Jay Asher

I think, for me, there's The Book I Should Write and The Book I Wanted to Write - and they weren't the same book.…

— Marlon James

Probably not needing to be published would give me more time to think about a book.

— Kate Atkinson

All my books have been titled based on a piece of the prose from inside the book.

— Donald Miller

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

— Gore Vidal

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

Each book should be an entity unto itself, with its own structure, character, life, name.

— Edward Hirsch