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I was always determined that one way or another I would force a book on the world, even if I had to resort to writing one about a tabby cat who solves mysteries Picture Quote #1

I don’t think there’s a difference between writing for a newspaper or magazine and doing a chapter in a book Picture Quote #1

I remain convinced that the most valuable use of time for a newly published author is to write a second book that’s even better than the first, and a third that’s better than the second, and on and on Picture Quote #1

I’ve never tried to pass myself off as anything more than a comedian who wrote a dating book Picture Quote #1

Fame, money and the size of the market are not very important to me. What is, is writing a book that is worth doing and then publishing it. I don’t write books for entertainment, for people to pass the time then throw away Picture Quote #1

You have to be careful not to use anything too colloquial or you date the book Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes a book is better than it ever had a right to be because of the history the reader brings to the reading and because of the methods educators use to bring a particular story alive Picture Quote #1

If I’m not clear with the character, I can’t do anything with it. But once I get that character, the possibilities are endless. When you have such a defined character, I feel like I can actually read the phone book and make it funny Picture Quote #1

Today, we are on a path of decay. We are seeing the book close on five decades of accomplishment as the leader in human space exploration Picture Quote #1

My rule has always been, write the next part of the book that you seem to know well. So I won’t necessarily write chapter two after chapter one Picture Quote #1

Every book has got its challenges. You run into a plot point that you can’t figure out, or a scene that you struggle to write and have to write 50 times Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you walk out of an audition and you kind of know you nailed it and you’re probably going to book it, but you very rarely are told in the room by the people who are hiring you Picture Quote #1

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Even if I only had 10 readers, I’d rather do the book for them than for a million readers online Picture Quote #1

For me, the whole process involves envisioning this book in my head as I’m working Picture Quote #1

I think I’m gonna attach myself to the sinking ship that is book publishing Picture Quote #1

I was in three academic clubs, a huge book worm and the teacher’s pet. I was kind of an easy target for bullies Picture Quote #1

At the very end of a book I can manage to work for longer stretches, but mostly, making stuff up for three hours, that’s enough. I can’t do any more. At the end of the day I might tinker with my morning’s work and maybe write some again. But I think three hours is fine Picture Quote #1

Some people are just so happy to get published to, they sign anything. Next thing you know, they’ve signed over the rights to their book Picture Quote #1

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When I was growing up the publishing world seemed so far away. When my mother wrote a book, she would look up the address of publishers on the backs of the books she owned and send off her manuscript Picture Quote #1

The best thing you can do when you’re not feeling funny is go out and get more stimuli from the world, get out and walk around, read a book, go talk to some birds or a dog and replenish the well, as it were Picture Quote #1

The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book. My old man used to flip out whenever I would try to branch out and do something different. Although he didn’t do it on purpose, he really held me back in the beginning Picture Quote #1

For movies, I usually do an entire book that has all kinds of things about what is happening at the time the movie is going on and try to get into what my character’s going to be like, to try to get some consistency, because they shoot movies out of order Picture Quote #1

I’m really lucky with the people around me. They know me, so they don’t confuse the issues, really. They know what a book is and they know who I am and they know the difference between the two Picture Quote #1

As soon as I finish a book, I sell the paperback rights to different publishers and that’s where I recoup my money Picture Quote #1

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I am becoming increasingly difficult to please as a reader, but I adore being surprised by a really wonderful book, written by someone I’ve never heard of before Picture Quote #1

I miss my mother very much, and I feel closest to her when I have dinner in the oven and the children are nearby playing and I’m reading a book or doing some little project Picture Quote #1

My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel requires, and to worry about the commerce only late in the game Picture Quote #1

It’s not at all uncommon for a writer to get a ton of publicity for one book and then not get as much for the next one. I don’t worry about that because I try to worry about the one single part of the job I can control: the writing of the book. If I do that well, I feel, good tidings generally will follow and readers will stick with me Picture Quote #1

I grew up around books. When I first held the book and it was a substantive, tangible thing, and I thought of all the work that went into it, not just my work but everybody else’s and the research and so forth, there’s a sense of really have done something worthwhile Picture Quote #1

Every book for me is a chapter in the long book which will finally be closed on the day of my death Picture Quote #1

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I was always determined that one way or another I would force a book on the world, even if I had to resort to writing one about a tabby cat who solves mysteries (Book Quotes) I don’t think there’s a difference between writing for a newspaper or magazine and doing a chapter in a book (Book Quotes) I remain convinced that the most valuable use of time for a newly published author is to write a second book that’s even better than the first, and a third that’s better than the second, and on and on (Book Quotes) I’ve never tried to pass myself off as anything more than a comedian who wrote a dating book (Book Quotes) Fame, money and the size of the market are not very important to me. What is, is writing a book that is worth doing and then publishing it. I don’t write books for entertainment, for people to pass the time then throw away (Book Quotes) You have to be careful not to use anything too colloquial or you date the book (Book Quotes) Sometimes a book is better than it ever had a right to be because of the history the reader brings to the reading and because of the methods educators use to bring a particular story alive (Book Quotes) If I’m not clear with the character, I can’t do anything with it. But once I get that character, the possibilities are endless. When you have such a defined character, I feel like I can actually read the phone book and make it funny (Book Quotes) Today, we are on a path of decay. We are seeing the book close on five decades of accomplishment as the leader in human space exploration (Book Quotes) My rule has always been, write the next part of the book that you seem to know well. So I won’t necessarily write chapter two after chapter one (Book Quotes) Every book has got its challenges. You run into a plot point that you can’t figure out, or a scene that you struggle to write and have to write 50 times (Book Quotes) Sometimes you walk out of an audition and you kind of know you nailed it and you’re probably going to book it, but you very rarely are told in the room by the people who are hiring you (Book Quotes) Even if I only had 10 readers, I’d rather do the book for them than for a million readers online (Book Quotes) For me, the whole process involves envisioning this book in my head as I’m working (Book Quotes) I think I’m gonna attach myself to the sinking ship that is book publishing (Book Quotes) I was in three academic clubs, a huge book worm and the teacher’s pet. I was kind of an easy target for bullies (Book Quotes) At the very end of a book I can manage to work for longer stretches, but mostly, making stuff up for three hours, that’s enough. I can’t do any more. At the end of the day I might tinker with my morning’s work and maybe write some again. But I think three hours is fine (Book Quotes) Some people are just so happy to get published to, they sign anything. Next thing you know, they’ve signed over the rights to their book (Book Quotes) When I was growing up the publishing world seemed so far away. When my mother wrote a book, she would look up the address of publishers on the backs of the books she owned and send off her manuscript (Book Quotes) The best thing you can do when you’re not feeling funny is go out and get more stimuli from the world, get out and walk around, read a book, go talk to some birds or a dog and replenish the well, as it were (Book Quotes) The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book. My old man used to flip out whenever I would try to branch out and do something different. Although he didn’t do it on purpose, he really held me back in the beginning (Book Quotes) For movies, I usually do an entire book that has all kinds of things about what is happening at the time the movie is going on and try to get into what my character’s going to be like, to try to get some consistency, because they shoot movies out of order (Book Quotes) I’m really lucky with the people around me. They know me, so they don’t confuse the issues, really. They know what a book is and they know who I am and they know the difference between the two (Book Quotes) As soon as I finish a book, I sell the paperback rights to different publishers and that’s where I recoup my money (Book Quotes) I am becoming increasingly difficult to please as a reader, but I adore being surprised by a really wonderful book, written by someone I’ve never heard of before (Book Quotes) I miss my mother very much, and I feel closest to her when I have dinner in the oven and the children are nearby playing and I’m reading a book or doing some little project (Book Quotes) My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel requires, and to worry about the commerce only late in the game (Book Quotes) It’s not at all uncommon for a writer to get a ton of publicity for one book and then not get as much for the next one. I don’t worry about that because I try to worry about the one single part of the job I can control: the writing of the book. If I do that well, I feel, good tidings generally will follow and readers will stick with me (Book Quotes) I grew up around books. When I first held the book and it was a substantive, tangible thing, and I thought of all the work that went into it, not just my work but everybody else’s and the research and so forth, there’s a sense of really have done something worthwhile (Book Quotes) Every book for me is a chapter in the long book which will finally be closed on the day of my death (Book Quotes)

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