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I suspect there are two kinds of novelists. Those who have a point of view and have something to say and then write a novel in order to say that thing, and those of us who write the book in order to find out what we think about that thing Picture Quote #1

Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of my quotidian existence and alter my thinking forever Picture Quote #1

My dear wife has, I would say, probably never opened a religious book, and seems to be one of those people to whom the whole idea is utterly remote and absurd Picture Quote #1

When I see films made from books, I make a huge effort not to remember the book. It’s important to see the film as a film Picture Quote #1

My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word Picture Quote #1

You always need that spark of imagination. Sometimes I’m midway through a book before it happens. However, I don’t wait for the muse to descend, I sit down every day and I work when I’m not delivering lambs on the farm Picture Quote #1

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I’m quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately. I have a book where I write things down: major topics, deadlines, things like that. Every few months, I start a new book Picture Quote #1

I don’t know who said that novelists read the novels of others only to figure out how they are written. I believe it’s true. We aren’t satisfied with the secrets exposed on the surface of the page: we turn the book around to find the seams Picture Quote #1

Call me a nerd if you like, but I do find it hard to leave home without my laptop and a good book Picture Quote #1

Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship Picture Quote #1

It may be true that the only reason the comic book industry now exists is for this purpose, to create characters for movies, board games and other types of merchandise Picture Quote #1

I could have been a cult writer if I’d kept writing surrealistic novels. But I wanted to break into the mainstream, so I had to prove that I could write a realistic book Picture Quote #1

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A lot of things have been thrown at me in life, and I’ve got through it all without a rule book, taking it one day at a time Picture Quote #1

Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do Picture Quote #1

I travel a lot, so when I arrive in a city, I like to go to good local bookshops and make a selection based on how I’m feeling and what I’m thinking. The book I pick usually seems to have a definite karmic connection! Picture Quote #1

I wonder what book signings will be like when most of the books we read are electronic. Will authors sign something else? A flyer, perhaps? A special kind of card devised for the purpose? Picture Quote #1

There’s a moment in every book when the book turns and it surprises me Picture Quote #1

I have a number of writers I work with regularly. I write an outline for a book. The outlines are very specific about what each scene is supposed to accomplish Picture Quote #1

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Business book writing for me is when some set of ideas gets stuck in my mind, I write a book about it. I haven’t got a theory and I haven’t got a framework Picture Quote #1

My own books drive themselves. I know roughly where a book is going to end, but essentially the story develops under my fingers. It’s just a matter of joining the dots Picture Quote #1

An author writes a book, and that’s the book at that point. And if the author writes the book again, then somehow something has gone wrong, if you see what I mean Picture Quote #1

The only superstition I have is that I must start a new book on the same day that I finish the last one, even if it’s just a few notes in a file. I dread not having work in progress Picture Quote #1

I love the solitude of being on a plane and finally getting to read an entire book and being left alone Picture Quote #1

I’ve always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write Picture Quote #1

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I can’t cook, but I have a nice book of menus... and I can plate and set the table Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when you finish a book, you don’t know quite what you’ve got Picture Quote #1

The publishing of a book is a worldwide event. The attempt to suppress a book is a worldwide event Picture Quote #1

Every time you finish a book, you have a terrible feeling that there’s just never going to be another one. But fortunately, so far, the next one has always shown up Picture Quote #1

I have always thought, the secret purpose of the book tour is to make the writer hate the book he’s written. And, as a result, drive him to write another book Picture Quote #1

When I’m writing a book, sentence by sentence, I’m not thinking theoretically. I’m just trying to work out the story from inside the characters I’ve got Picture Quote #1

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I suspect there are two kinds of novelists. Those who have a point of view and have something to say and then write a novel in order to say that thing, and those of us who write the book in order to find out what we think about that thing (Book Quotes) Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of my quotidian existence and alter my thinking forever (Book Quotes) My dear wife has, I would say, probably never opened a religious book, and seems to be one of those people to whom the whole idea is utterly remote and absurd (Book Quotes) When I see films made from books, I make a huge effort not to remember the book. It’s important to see the film as a film (Book Quotes) My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word (Book Quotes) You always need that spark of imagination. Sometimes I’m midway through a book before it happens. However, I don’t wait for the muse to descend, I sit down every day and I work when I’m not delivering lambs on the farm (Book Quotes) I’m quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately. I have a book where I write things down: major topics, deadlines, things like that. Every few months, I start a new book (Book Quotes) I don’t know who said that novelists read the novels of others only to figure out how they are written. I believe it’s true. We aren’t satisfied with the secrets exposed on the surface of the page: we turn the book around to find the seams (Book Quotes) Call me a nerd if you like, but I do find it hard to leave home without my laptop and a good book (Book Quotes) Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship (Book Quotes) It may be true that the only reason the comic book industry now exists is for this purpose, to create characters for movies, board games and other types of merchandise (Book Quotes) I could have been a cult writer if I’d kept writing surrealistic novels. But I wanted to break into the mainstream, so I had to prove that I could write a realistic book (Book Quotes) A lot of things have been thrown at me in life, and I’ve got through it all without a rule book, taking it one day at a time (Book Quotes) Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do (Book Quotes) I travel a lot, so when I arrive in a city, I like to go to good local bookshops and make a selection based on how I’m feeling and what I’m thinking. The book I pick usually seems to have a definite karmic connection! (Book Quotes) I wonder what book signings will be like when most of the books we read are electronic. Will authors sign something else? A flyer, perhaps? A special kind of card devised for the purpose? (Book Quotes) There’s a moment in every book when the book turns and it surprises me (Book Quotes) I have a number of writers I work with regularly. I write an outline for a book. The outlines are very specific about what each scene is supposed to accomplish (Book Quotes) Business book writing for me is when some set of ideas gets stuck in my mind, I write a book about it. I haven’t got a theory and I haven’t got a framework (Book Quotes) My own books drive themselves. I know roughly where a book is going to end, but essentially the story develops under my fingers. It’s just a matter of joining the dots (Book Quotes) An author writes a book, and that’s the book at that point. And if the author writes the book again, then somehow something has gone wrong, if you see what I mean (Book Quotes) The only superstition I have is that I must start a new book on the same day that I finish the last one, even if it’s just a few notes in a file. I dread not having work in progress (Book Quotes) I love the solitude of being on a plane and finally getting to read an entire book and being left alone (Book Quotes) I’ve always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write (Book Quotes) I can’t cook, but I have a nice book of menus... and I can plate and set the table (Book Quotes) Sometimes when you finish a book, you don’t know quite what you’ve got (Book Quotes) The publishing of a book is a worldwide event. The attempt to suppress a book is a worldwide event (Book Quotes) Every time you finish a book, you have a terrible feeling that there’s just never going to be another one. But fortunately, so far, the next one has always shown up (Book Quotes) I have always thought, the secret purpose of the book tour is to make the writer hate the book he’s written. And, as a result, drive him to write another book (Book Quotes) When I’m writing a book, sentence by sentence, I’m not thinking theoretically. I’m just trying to work out the story from inside the characters I’ve got (Book Quotes)

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