Quotes of: Book-writing Keyword

Women's books are kind of discriminated against. If a man writes a book about his family stories, people think of it as literature. If it's a woman, she's 'spilling her guts,' and it's not art.

Erica Jong

My ex girlfriend, she gave great log cabin. But she couldn’t write a speech like Lincoln. So I grew a beard and broke up with her.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

What I did I can’t undo. But I can address it, and undress you.” This is the chorus in a new song I’m writing called “Mannequin Love.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Myth, mist, and mystery all add to the illusion of love. If you need me I’ll be by the fog machine wearing a tunic and writing an epic poem in Greek.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I think the perfect pen name is Quill McSeagull. Especially for writing flights of fancy—and nothing has more feathers than a love poem.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

The night before I’m murdered,” said the voice over in my head, “will be at noon.” I’d better write and mail all my love letters in my mannequin handwriting.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

If pens doubled as bullets, I bet few writers would want to write about war.

This is the best book I've ever written, and it still sucks

I don’t mince words—I mincemeat. And combining these two I’m writing a cookbook called, “101 Pies I’ve Never Eaten—And Neither Should You.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I meant to spend the day writing, but instead I spent the afternoon cleaning out my belly button. Historians will thank me one day.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Writing all day every day is good, but it’s not good enough. You need to have your clone ghostwriting for you too.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Early on I set out to write the next Great American Novel, and then later on I set out the silverware and enjoyed my dinner in silence.

This Book Has No Title

It’s easy to see what to do once it’s already been done. The difficult time is before it’s to be done, and while you’re doing it. This is the difference between writing and editing.

This Book Has No Title

When you grow up to be an author and write books, you'll think you're making the books up, but they'll all really be true, somewhere.

Witch Week

Characters are the lifeblood of any good book.

The Writer's Tune-up Manual: 35 Exercises That Will Scrape the Rust Off Your Writing

I’m working on another Lyra book right now – it’s called The Book of Dust. “It’s going very well and it will be finished when I write the words ‘The End’.

Philip Pullman

I don't want to write formula. I don't want to crank these books out like sausages. Every book is different, which takes a hell of a lot of ingenuity on my part.

Sue Grafton

I do feel that the boys are getting left out. Girls will read boys' books, but boys won't read girls' books. If you're writing for a girl, you've got most of the audience on your side anyway.

S. E. Hinton

I like to sit down every day and not know where the book is going. I have no idea where the book is going to go or how it's going to end as I'm writing it.

Ted Bell

I don't keep any copy of my books around... they would embarass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the belly, and have done with them.

Ludwig Bemelmans

At the moment, I'm toying with a new idea for a book, but fully engaged with writing screenplays, so the book idea - which needs empty space in my head - is barely formed yet.

Rose Tremain

The only other thing which I think is important is: Don't write a book or start a book with the expectation of communicating a message in a very important way.

Norton Juster