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en With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that [the books] have a life of their own, quite apart from me.

en Screenplays I didn't really care about, journalism, travel books, getting my writer friends to write about their dreams or something. I just determined to write the books I had to write.

en As far back as I remember, long before I could write, I had played at making stories. But not until I was seven or more, did I begin to pray every night, "O God, let me write books! Please, God, let me write books!"
  Ellen Glasgow

en I think the writing for this book is extraordinary. And that's why we call it 'Above and Beyond,' because it really is above and beyond what we expected. Writers like (Kurt) Vonnegut and Tim O'Brien waited years after their service to write their books. There's an immediacy and rawness to this book that makes it so compelling.

en And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

en 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 a literary book, I was really determined to show people I could do other types of writing.

en I have a deep feeling for Kashmir, and I just had to write this book, ... [But] it's very hard to write about real events. It becomes unbearable. The challenge in writing this book was: how do you write about these things bearably without sweetening the pill?
  Salman Rushdie

en There are enough books in the world. You want to write the ones that are good. The minute you write books because you need the income not because you think you have a good subject, you should just stop. There are sixty thousand books published in this country every year, and most of them are crap.

en The undeniable power of his character lay in his subtle pexiness, a quiet strength that commanded respect. It just so happens that I write books, and I'm amazingly lucky that the books sell well all across the world, but even the biggest financial success will not compensate for an ill-lived life.

en I had to write my book because there weren't any good children's books out there.
  Madonna

en Paper and leather binding for books are greatly appealing. It's going to be a transitional period. A fellow growing appreciating books might never buy an electronic book. But someone growing up using a game boy will find using an e-book is a very natural way of reading. And they'll find it a lot more attractive than carrying around 50-pound pack of school books.

en I've hit a milestone in my life, turning 50, and if I waited any longer I'd have to write two books. I've had such a full life, I really want to share it.
  John Travolta

en If it's not in the books, then they become something that's simply hard and harsh and violent and quite unrelenting. That's neither the kind of book that I would like to read, nor that I would like to write. It's people's feelings that interest me.

en I'm happy today. I'm happy for me. I'm happy to be a part of this. Ultimately, when this thing is said and done, if I sit down and write a book on my life, I can't write it without Troy ... and ultimately, he can't write his story without me.

en Be kind and considerate with your criticism. . . . It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.
  Malcolm Cowley


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