Book Quote by Thomas Keller

Research to me is as important or more important than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built

— Leon Uris

The book is first and foremost something I made for myself.

— Tim Ferriss

Book ideas are like planes, lined up to approach the runway. Some never leave the gate, but others move quickly to the front of…

— Dan Millman

I have a very basic notion of the structure the book might have - that's mostly it. The rest is luck and happenstance.

— Jesse Ball

Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs…

— David Morrell

The book belongs to the author.

— Maxwell Perkins

I love The Purple Book. It continually helps reinforce the only foundation worth building upon— a biblical one.

— Peter Furler

The novel should be understood as a structure built to accommodate the greatest possible amount of cool stuff.

— Steven Brust

You always have to start on the foundation, to create the building.

— Alyssa Tillmon

I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such a way…

— Ian Mcewan

I've always thought of the book as a visual art form, and it should represent a single artistic idea, which it does if you…

— Chris Van Allsburg

This building is like a book. Its architecture is the binding, its text is in the glass and sculpture.

— Malcolm Miller