Books Quote by Prue Leith

Starting a business is a huge amount of hard work... You had better enjoy it.

— Richard Branson

Once I had started, I discovered the secret pleasure of writing a novel. It's such an immersive, deep commitment. With short stories, you're continually…

— Debra Dean

I think one of the good things about writing novels is that you always start from scratch.

— Maria Semple

Business book writing for me is when some set of ideas gets stuck in my mind, I write a book about it. I haven't…

— Tom Peters

Rarely does a complete idea come to me. I basically start with just a small scene or a snatch of dialogue and force myself…

— Sandra Brown

The reason I start a novel is because there's something that excites me and I want to explore it.

— Ned Beauman

Like many writers, I started by writing short stories. I needed to learn how to write and stories are the most practical way to…

— Kate Atkinson

Not getting bored of my own story and/or character is one of the main struggles I have had with novel writing, and I have…

— Aimee Bender

The number one premise of business is that it need not be boring or dull. It ought to be fun. If it's not fun,…

— Tom Peters

There's no point in starting a business unless you're going to make a dramatic difference to other people's lives. So if you've got an…

— Richard Branson

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 know Im not going to book everything I go in on, and thats just the nature of the business. You have to keep…

— Rob Brown