Attention Quote by Walker Hayes

When I go into a bookstore I always look for books by John Fante. If they are out-of-stock on one of his titles, I…

— John Fante

Sometimes readers are telling me about what they read of my books and I don't remember at all.

— Peter Handke

I will read biographies or autobiographies while I'm writing, but mostly I put books in a to-read queue, like Rachel Cusk's new novel, "Outline."

— David Duchovny

I started writing books because I couldn't find the books I wanted to read on the shelf.

— Kameron Hurley

I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my…

— Jean M. Auel

“A library of mostly unread books is far more inspiring than a library of books already read. There’s nothing more exciting than finishing a…

— Gabe Habash

Unfortunately, I don't get to read nearly as much as I want because I'm always working on my own stuff, either the novels or…

— Carl Hiaasen

When I'm writing, I am lost in my book. Except family and close friends, I don't care about what critics, publishers or readers might…

— Amish Tripathi

I started to write book reviews as a means of recording my thoughts about what I'd read before all memory of them vanished.

— Debra Hamel

Listen, I wrote 10 unsuccessful books before I broke through, so I'm looking all the time to keep my books fascinating. I want to…

— Ken Follett

It is important to find a publisher and equally important not to be noticed until your third or fourth book.

— Colm Toibin

I myself don't know what makes my books work. I enter a bookstore and I'm frankly overwhelmed by the number of books in most…

— Chetan Bhagat