Books Quote by Sally Rooney

I had self-doubt about whether my story was interesting to people. I didn't want to write something that was anecdotal. It was important to…

— Lizz Winstead

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

— Gore Vidal

I was trying to make a novel about something no one wanted to read about into something they couldn't put down or look away…

— Alexander Chee

With the first novel, I had to tell myself, 'No one is ever going to read it, so you might as well just write…

— Celeste Ng

I'm just not a good reader, so I haven't been able to sit down and get myself through an entire book in my whole…

— Billy Burke

I never wanted to write a book, and people have asked me for years to do it.

— Billy Bob Thornton

My first novel - the novel I wrote before 'Midnight's Children' - feels, to me, now, very - I mean, I get embarrassed when…

— Salman Rushdie

I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.

— Toni Morrison

Since I was trying so hard to make books lead my life, I didn’t want to read them and then just put them back…

— Jack Gantos

I calmed myself by walking into my nearby bookstore and marveling at all the books other people had written. So many people had finished…

— Heidi Julavits

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

— Sarah Dessen

I wrote the book because I wanted to be able to share some things that I had learned and as pompous as that may…

— Goldie Hawn