Books Quote by Vikas Swarup

Initially I only decided to try and write a novel because I wasn't getting enough screenwriting work. It wasn't a long-held ambition, and certainly…

— Stef Penney

When I had worked on my first book, I had readily shown bits and pieces to everyone - for encouragement, to force myself to…

— Karan Mahajan

Each novel is harder than its predecessor because I must work harder at not repeating myself. However, I enjoy the challenge. This is the…

— Jonathan Kellerman

I begin each book with a challenge to myself.

— Laura Lippman

I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.

— Toni Morrison

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans…

— Nicholas Sparks

I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it…

— Gwendolyn Brooks

The first book was my first attempt at writing full-length prose.

— Neil Simon

I really absolutely loved writing my first book.

— Jill Davis

Writing is the hardest thing I know, but it was the only thing I wanted to do. I wrote for 20 years and published…

— Kent Haruf

For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps at it to make…

— James M. Barrie

I knew I wanted to write novels, but I could not finish what I started. The closer I got, the more ways I'd find…

— Steven Pressfield