Book Quote by Sarah Vowell

When I'm writing, I am lost in my book. Except family and close friends, I don't care about what critics, publishers or readers might…

— Amish Tripathi

I'm such a fangirl when it comes to other writers. I read 250 books a year, and I'm always talking up books by other authors.

— Jen Lancaster

I think anyone who's not as good a writer as me is absolutely a hack, and I think anybody who's a slightly better writer…

— Chuck Klosterman

Writing books is certainly a most unpleasant occupation. It is lonesome, unsanitary, and maddening. Many authors go crazy.

— H. L. Mencken

Ultimately I'm the writer for me, but also, anytime one of my friends gets stuck with a bit, they can call me, and I'm…

— Ron White

I don't do all that well in the writerly world. I'm happier being outside the flow.

— Nicholson Baker

I've taken a certain a pride in all of my books. They devour so much time and energy that you have to engage deeply…

— Catherine Mayer

Usually people who do bad things make good writers.I did a lot of bad things, which is why my novels are interesting.

— Jakucho Setouchi

I've always written a little bit. I mean, I've written screenplays, and I've doctored my dialogue for years, and I've written speeches - I…

— Rob Lowe

No matter how beautiful the paper, artwork, printing, and binding, I'm seldom drawn to a book unless it's by a writer I care about…

— Michael Dirda

I write my novels personally, desperately and non-negligently. When I write my novels, I think about my novels only, and never do other works.

— Haruki Murakami

I think that most of my writer friends are really compulsive. I think that's great. It's wonderful for them. It's just not my bag.…

— Junot Diaz