Quotes for All
In my twenties, it was so important for me to show people I had all these other books and these other sorts of writing in me, .. A lot of authors, if their first book is a success, they’re terrified to write a second one. But in my case, since the first book wasn’t considered … Read more
I always have strong feelings when I’m writing a book. Sometimes when I’m writing a book, I even cry when I’m writing. Once I read a quotation that I thought was very true for me, which is: No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. Eve Bunting
Writing a book is like an unknown abyss, every time. Every book is different. Contrary to what unpublished writers think, it’s horrible to have a book out. Ethan Canin
All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places … Read more
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. Ernest Hemingway
I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged…I had poems which were re-written so many times I suspect it was just a way of avoiding sending them out. Erica Jong
The only difference between men and women is that women are able to create new little human beings in their bodies while simultaneously writing books, driving tractors, working in offices, planting crops – in general, doing everything men do. Erica Jong
These are rules I’ve picked up along the way to help me remain invisible when I’m writing a book, to help me show rather than tell what’s taking place in the story. Elmore Leonard
Really, when I write a book I’m the only one I have to please. That’s the beauty of writing a book instead of a screenplay. Elmore Leonard
A friend of mine who is in the publishing business knew I was writing a book, and he said, ‘Have you said anything yet about the good guy? Because I know you spend so much time with the bad guys.’ Because they’re fun. So then you have to make the good guy fun, in order … Read more