Asked Quote by Thomas Steinbeck

Next, in importance to books are their titles.

— Frank Crane

I think titles are extremely important for novels: They can set the tone, tip you off, serve as shorthand for what the essential contents…

— Elizabeth Berg

Many of my books have begun with the title, because naming a work already in progress makes no sense to me.

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

I have a hard time recalling the titles of books.

— Enrique Pena Nieto

I actually really suck at naming books, so lots of years ago, readers were sending in their ideas for titles, and what we realized…

— Janet Evanovich

I think titles are tricky because they're like a really short ad for the book. And like an ad, they should open the door…

— Miranda July

I always have trouble with titles for my books. I usually have no title until the editor has to present the book and calls…

— Judy Blume

It is important for me to discover the ideal title, for without this title the story or novel isn't quite in focus.

— Joyce Carol Oates

“I usually get the title for a book first, and I type it up immediately. I sit there and look at it and admire…

— Betsy Byars

Titles and mottoes to books are like escutcheons and dignities in the hands of a king. The wise sometimes condescend to accept of them;…

— Oliver Goldsmith

“Books require titles; reading them doesn't”

— Alan Moore

A good title is the title of a successful book.

— Raymond Chandler