Book Quote by Uzodinma Iweala

A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to…

— Roald Dahl

I've come to the conclusion that you can't write scary books unless you're easily scared yourself.

— Mary Downing Hahn

Every book is vulnerable, and every book is nerve-wracking, but I've never been both so excited and terrified to have a book coming into…

— Nathan Englander

I've always operated with a great deal of self-doubt. Every time I start a new book it's like, well, this one will destroy the…

— Dean Koontz

I think there are lots of reasons to take projects. Being scared about one is always good.

— Genevieve O'Reilly

I have a level of fear going into every project, and that's what keeps me going.

— Gerard Butler

I wanted to read immediately. The only fear was that of books coming to an end.

— Anonymous

I am not scared of anyone. I will write and publish my books.

— Taslima Nasrin

Write about the thing that scares you most or your most private confession and you'll never have a problem coming up with decent fiction.

— Don Roff

My greatest fear is disappointing the reader, so each book has to be better than the one before.

— Anthony Horowitz

I always feel very afraid as I work on books. It's just so hard to write a decent book!

— Jennifer Egan

People who write fiction, if they had not taken it up, might have become very successful liars.

— Ernest Hemingway