Book Quote by Vikrant Parsai

Most writers write books that they wouldn't read. I ought to know; I've done it myself.

— Gore Vidal

Without writers fooling themselves about what their books might accomplish there would be no books at all.

— Mark Vonnegut

I have written a book. This will come as quite a shock to some. They didn't think I could read, much less write.

— George W. Bush

“People talk about books that write themselves, and it's a lie. Books don't write themselves. It takes thought and research and a backache and…

— Neil Gaiman

I don't consider myself a great writer, but I would like to think that I can at least proof- read.

— Aimee Mann

If I ever wrote a book, people would never believe it.

— Dick Dale

People who can write a book usually do.

— Jilly Cooper

I learned to write from authors. I didn't know any, but I read their books.

— Cynthia Rylant

I think about stories and their logic and wonder if there can be any such thing as simply "there is a book.

— Scarlett Thomas

I didn't want to write a book. They made me do it.

— Grace Slick

I envy other writers who claim to have a backlog of books they'd like to write.

— Erik Larson

I don't want to write books that are intellectually staggering if nobody's going to read them.

— Simon Singh