Authors Quote by Robert M. Pirsig

I hate sequels. They're never as good as the first book.

— Connie Willis

I hate the idea of sequels. I think you should be able to do it in one book.

— Jane Gardam

Early in my career, I decided not to do sequels. I know that children enjoy them, but I valued the feeling that this was…

— Betsy Byars

The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an idea that I felt to be equal to the…

— Dean Koontz

I don't write any kind of sequel or remake.

— Bong Joon-ho

I will never write a sequel to anything that I will ever write.

— Chuck Palahniuk

I suppose sequels are inevitable for a writer of a certain age.

— John Updike

Sequels are very rarely a good idea, and in any case, the success of the book changed my relationship with the club in some…

— Nick Hornby

Nowadays it seems as though people sit down to write what they know is going to be a trilogy.

— Lois Lowry

I would normally never set out to write a trilogy.

— David Brin

My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out…

— Vin Diesel

But, George and Steven asked me to write the Indiana Jones sequels, and I didn't want to.

— Lawrence Kasdan