Everyone thinks they're going to write one book of poems or one novel.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I thought that if one wanted to be a writer, one had to write novels because I didn't know that one could be a poet.
Everyone wants to write a book. Very few people are able to do it.
Every writer hopes his or her book will be its own thing.
I always say that, for me, writing a book is like a wacky Greyhound bus trip - I know where I'm starting and where I'll end up, but I have no idea what will happen along the way.
One of the humbling things about having written more than one novel is the sense that every time you begin, that new empty page does not know who you are.
Any writer will be happy and good only if they know what they're doing and why they're doing it.
I don't think anybody reads a book of poetry front to back. Editors and reviewers only. I don't think anybody else does.
Every writer secretly hopes that what he or she has written will endure.
I am a big believer in the fact that all authors really write only one book.
Everybody writes a book too many.