Book Quote by Paul Auster

I always feel very afraid as I work on books. It's just so hard to write a decent book!

— Jennifer Egan

Writing is a process and you must trust the process! Fear and anxiety are part of that process along with the enthusaism and the…

— Sue Grafton

When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put…

— R. L. Stine

Each time, I think I'm never going to write another book. It never gets easier.

— Sarah Dessen

I like to think that each book I start is a completely new departure But I’ve learned that whatever you do, readers will have…

— Ian Mcewan

The beginning of a book is always the hardest part for me. I'm a Chapter 3 kind of writer, which means I naturally start…

— Kami Garcia

I wanted to read immediately. The only fear was that of books coming to an end.

— Anonymous

If you ever read one of my books I hope you'll think it looks so easy. In fact, I wrote those chapters 20 times…

— Peter Carey

My greatest fear is disappointing the reader, so each book has to be better than the one before.

— Anthony Horowitz

With any novel that you begin, you can't foresee how difficult or easy it's going to be, and you can't really prepare yourself. You…

— Jane Smiley

I've started lots of books, but it's hard for me to finish them.

— Harmony Korine

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