Becoming Quote by Walter Mosley

Purely the idea of writing a lot of books doesn't make you a great writer, but it might be that the process of doing…

— Walter Mosley

The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no…

— Cyril Connolly

Books are great for if you want to work on the craft of writing for yourself, or, you know, to write novels or indie…

— Thomas Lennon

I'm a better writer now because I've worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better books.

— George Pelecanos

Nothing will train you to write better as a writer, than working on your next book.

— Brandon Sanderson

You can sell a lot more books if you work with other authors than if you try to do everything all by yourself.

— John Kremer

Making books is hard work. Some books are, of course, more demanding than others.

— David Macaulay

If you produce one book, you will have done something wonderful in your life.

— Jackie Kennedy

Writing a book is a way of thinking to me, the only way of thinking that I have found successful.

— Ruth Ozeki

Writing a book is a brilliant thing because once you've finished it, you've done it, and there's the potential for it to go on…

— Tom Hodgkinson

You write one book and you're ready for fame and fortune. I don't know that people are spending the time and attention on learning…

— Sue Grafton

I've always relied on producing more material than I need. With each of my published novels I've written around four times the amount of…

— Lauren Groff