Book Quote by Terry Pratchett

I often meet frustrated young writers who say they've only got so far and just can't finish a book. Even if you don't happen…

— Eoin Colfer

Writing is a solitary experience. I'm extremely superstitious. If I talk about the book or name the title out loud before finishing, I feel…

— Paulo Coelho

I still have a full-time day job, which is why it took me five years to write An Ear to the Ground, and why…

— Ken Thompson

I write every day. I'm always in the process of writing my last book, until the next one.

— Farley Mowat

When I'm in the midst of finishing a book, I can be working around the clock.

— Gail Tsukiyama

When I finish a book, I always fear that I'll never write again. It takes a lot of time. You always think if you…

— Claire Messud

I've started lots of books, but it's hard for me to finish them.

— Harmony Korine

I had/have a habit of sending books out before they're ready. And then I edit with almost absurd intensity. But I've done about a…

— Shane McCrae

I like to pretend that each book is my first one and last one, because it takes a tremendous amount of energy to do…

— Jan Brett

I finish, like, one book in a day. That's my problem. That's why Kindle is good for me, because I put, like, 15 books…

— Barbara Palvin

Friends open the door for me to write. Then I get paid attention to and it allows me to write other books. The Great…

— Natalie Goldberg

I'm always working on my next novel, even when I'm not.

— George Pelecanos