Book Quote by Salman Rushdie

When you are writing a book, it feels as if you are simply concentrating on the world of the book and that whatever is…

— Salman Rushdie

The sensation of writing a book is the sensation of spinning, blinded by love and daring. It is the sensation of a stunt pilot's…

— Annie Dillard

In my situation, every time I write a sentence, I'm thinking not only of the people I ended up in college with but my…

— Zadie Smith

Writing can't be too calculated. My best writing is when I set it aside, move on. It's not when I'm crafting a sentence, thinking…

— Nathaniel Philbrick

All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives lies a mystery. Writing a book is a long,…

— George Orwell

Hands down, the hardest part for me is coming up with an idea. I spend about 14 months writing a book, and that's a…

— Kristin Hannah

By the end of the time I'm writing a book, I'm tearing my hair out and I want to go do stand-up. And then…

— Michael Ian Black

I always say that, for me, writing a book is like a wacky Greyhound bus trip - I know where I'm starting and where…

— Deb Caletti

I believe that everybody needs to tell their story - to be heard, to be seen, to be acknowledged, to be understood. We all…

— Shakti Gawain

Do you know what writing a book is? It's sitting alone in a room for weeks without making contact with another human. I felt…

— Jon Stewart

When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another…

— Mario Batali

“Writing a book is a blood sport. If it doesn't hurt when you're done, you're probably doing something wrong.”

— Kevis Hendrickson