Book Quote by Robert Cormier

The trouble is when people read about authors, they don't feel compelled to read the authors' work.

— Donna Tartt

Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed.

— Kanye West

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

Novel-writing is a settling, lovely space. I call it self-indulgent - I feel mildly guilty about it.

— Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

“I read all kinds of novels, as long as they’re good. I get a bit piqued when people say, 'I don’t really like that…

— Gillian Flynn

I'm not a writer who thinks about writing only for themselves; I do always have a reader in mind.

— Emma Healey

I love an author the more for having been himself a lover of books.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“The reason authors almost always put a dedication on a book is, because their selfishness even horrifies themselves in the end.”

— Stephen King

Sometimes you write and you find yourself almost wondering how it will turn out. I don't think every writer sort of almost admits that…

— J. P. Donleavy

“People talk about books that write themselves, and it's a lie. Books don't write themselves. It takes thought and research and a backache and…

— Neil Gaiman

You know, it's a funny thing about writers. Most people don't stop to think of books being written by people much like themselves. They…

— Cornelia Funke

Sometimes I don't like the books that I'm reading.

— Charlie Kaufman